Human exposure to wildfires in the US more than doubled in the past two decades. A climate scientist looked at who is at…
Widespread coral bleaching is underway as ocean temperatures hit record highs off the Florida Keys. Scientists and volunteer…
Air quality forecasting is getting better, thanks in part to AI. That’s good, given the health impact of air pollution.…
Twenty-five years of research show what it takes to fuel wildland firefighters through an average day, and the toll the…
Conventional agriculture offers farmers few choices about which crops to grow or how to raise them. A new approach uses…
Cars are getting bigger on US roads, and that’s increasing pedestrian and cyclist deaths. A transport scholar identifies…
Thermostats don’t tell the whole truth about heat, particularly in older homes.
Nuclear weapons production and testing contaminated many sites across the US and exposed people unknowingly to radiation…
Agriculture is one of the most dangerous industries in the US, with workers exposed to vehicles, chemicals and heavy equipment.…
The bad news: This extreme heat is probably going to stick around for a couple more years.
US cities are starting to reform laws that required developers to provide minimum amounts of parking. But there’s more…
The US population is getting older, and temperatures are rising. It can be a lethal combination, as three health and climate…
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…