Energy is meant to improve people’s lives. Often cost prevents residents from making the most of that opportunity, so…
Disasters weaken support systems that take years to rebuild, at the same time people caught in them are under extraordinary…
Moving servers into the ocean does not make underlying environmental challenges disappear. And it creates new concerns as…
Mobile phones have become part of just about everyone’s emergency infrastructure. But what do you do when the power and…
Policy changes, climate disruption, staffing shortages and housing costs are reshaping the risks of owning or starting a…
Understanding what happened in these forests 56 million years ago may help humanity recognize similar thresholds before…
Teaming groups of private landowners with federal efforts yielded measurable success, at least in terms of defending cornfields.
The damage is sometimes only centimeters deep. Three engineers explain the colors of burned masonry and other signs preservationists…
Oil companies are making massive profits and stockpiling cash, and holding off on changing their investment plans.
The success of green roofs depends on more than just good intentions and engineering – they need long-term love and care.
Warmer ocean waters are fueling the spread of the bacteria Vibrio vulnificus. Infections can lead to a rare but fatal condition…
A home might appear fine, but toxic contamination isn’t always evident by sight or smell.
Chronic pain can make it hard to walk, carry groceries or sleep through the night. A new study finds that extreme temperatures…
US sewage treatment plants likely don’t get rid of all the disease-causing protozoa, and monitoring discharged wastewater…
Evacuations in the face of a wildfire, hurricane or other disaster are stressful and can take more time than you might expect.…
Destacamos formas de celebrar la sabiduría, la alegría, la belleza y la resistencia de los indígenas wounaan mientras…
On extremely hot days and in the aftermath of storms, people tend to hole up inside. Losing festivals, traditions and gathering…
We highlight ways to celebrate Wounaan wisdom, joy, beauty and resistance while discussing centuries of taking from Indigenous…
Cooking gas and diesel fuel are among the oil products whose supply levels have been affected already. Here’s why to expect…
Extreme fire conditions converged in suburban neighborhoods built into the forests, shrubland and grasslands and quickly…