Freshwater megafish numbers have fallen by 94%, according to one study.
An engineer who managed dams for years explains the tradeoffs operators make as they decide when to release water and how…
New research shows that Americans may have absorbed public messaging about the importance of recycling too well.
International shipping is a big contributor to climate change, and it doesn’t change quickly, but it’s companies are…
Rip currents are a leading cause of near-shore drownings, but there are effective ways to survive one. And these phenomena…
Long before thermometers, nature left its own temperature records. A climate scientist explains how ongoing global warming…
Knowing Greenland’s ice-free history offers a warning for the future as global temperatures rise.
Russia’s move, which it followed by bombing the key port city of Odesa and threatening to attack any ship sailing for…
The biggest risks aren’t always the biggest numbers on the thermometer – humidity gets dangerous faster than many people…
Returns cost companies billions of dollars in lost sales. They also generate emissions and packaging waste. Two logistics…
A webinar hosted by The Conversation brings together experts in law, health, policy and Indigenous affairs to explain some…
Massachusetts is establishing the first US green bank dedicated to sustainable affordable housing. Three experts in climate…
Large stretches of the Arctic are carbon-rich peat bogs. As the region warms and dries, lightning strikes can spark underground…
Water temperatures in the 90s off Florida in July are alarming, a NOAA coral scientist writes. Scientists in several North…
Three economists looked at years of temperature and death data and calculated the costs when forecasts miss the mark.
More extreme rainfall and frequent storms are raising the risk that floodwaters could spill over dams, or that dams could…
The largest dam removal project is moving forward on the Klamath River in California and Oregon. Tribal nations there have…
Parts of New York’s Hudson Valley were hit with 10 inches of rain, and the mountains of Vermont – where runoff can quickly…
Rhino rays, which are close relative of sharks, are some of the most fascinating – and most threatened – fishes that…
Small suburbs have a track record of blocking new housing. Two urban policy experts explain why that’s a problem and what…