Oil prices affect the US economy differently than in past decades. Nowadays, the US is less reliant on oil imports and uses…
The answer has to do with the air we breathe and that bright white snowpack, as an atmospheric scientist in Colorado explains.
In Pennsylvania, new data centers could require enough electricity to power 11 million homes.
From wearable samplers to passive environmental monitoring, new research is changing how scientists observe chemical exposure…
The Orinoco Basin is one of the most biodiverse places on the planet. It’s also rich in oil, gold and critical minerals…
Key sources of drinking water have been targets in past conflicts. And Iranian strikes have already hit close to some.
Solar cycles, sea ice and rising electricity use all play a role. So does an unhealthy surprise that has been quietly hiding…
Tiny particles bounce light around in a unique way, a property that researchers are using to detect pollutants in water…
Hydrogen demand around the world is projected to grow significantly by 2050. Some of that supply could come from nature…
New research shows how these storytelling choices can distort science – and how to move beyond them.
For decades, wilderness lands have been left largely unaltered by human activity. But those places are still changing, and…
Behind the long-term climate projections that affect our lives sits one of the most remarkable scientific achievements of…
The issue in front of the US Supreme Court is seemingly mundane, about federal or state jurisdiction. But it is actually…
An avalanche during a heavy, wet snowstorm in the Sierra Nevada killed at least eight skiers on a guided backcountry excursion.
Deregulation promised competition but delivered middlemen instead.
Coffee wilt disease has continually devastated farms around the world. Understanding the fungus’s genetics can help protect…
Strategic resources have been central to the American-led global system for decades, as a historian explains. But US actions…
Over a three-decade experiment in the Rocky Mountains, fungi and plant life fundamentally changed. The result has consequences…
Climate change is making people sicker and more vulnerable to disease. Erasing the federal endangerment finding increases…
Cement is responsible for about 8% of global greenhouse gas emissions, and demand is growing as the population booms. Alternatives…