Warmer ocean waters are fueling the spread of the bacteria Vibrio vulnificus. Infections can lead to a rare but fatal condition…
Alarmingly, about half the people exposed to wildfires in Washington and Oregon were those least able to afford to protect…
Botanizing is the practice of observing and appreciating plant life. Two plant scientists explain how it benefits people…
The International Energy Agency moved up the date when it expects oil demand to peak to before 2030. Electric vehicle growth…
There’s a rule of thumb that rainfall intensity increases by about 7% per degree Celsius as temperatures rise. But the…
A therapist shares advice for harnessing your stress over climate change and other environmental harms and putting it to…
Desert dust storms are increasingly picking up materials like sewage, herbicides and other human-made waste and transporting…
When water warms, it holds less oxygen, and this can harm aquatic life and degrade water quality. A new study finds that…
There’s nothing normal about the blast furnace heat much of the world has been experiencing, as an atmospheric scientist…
A geologist explains where earthquakes are most common and why.
Arizona is considering a multibillion-dollar desalination project to address its urgent water needs. Three water experts…
Heat pumps can be 400% more efficient than a gas furnace.
Forest thinning and controlled burns take away fuel for fires, but the US can only treat so many acres. Which ones to choose?
Halfway to the SDGs’ 2030 deadline, countries have made progress, but most are struggling to meet all 17 goals. The US…
According to a new UN report, invasive species do more than US$423 billion in damage worldwide every year. Four articles…
Joe Biden’s ‘buy American’ effort with EVs likely violated World Trade Organization rules that the US helped create.…
From semitropical playgrounds to life-endangering climate risks: Going back over a century, California’s and Florida’s…
Thick smoke pouring in from Canada’s wildfires canceled baseball games and pushed air quality in major US cities to the…
An expert in disaster law explains the steps for securing aid, what to do if everything is lost and the deadlines to watch.
A fire and decades of silver and lead mining created the largest contiguous Superfund site in the nation in what today is…