Thwaites Glacier’s ice shelf appears to be splintering, and scientists fear it could give way in the next few years. A…
The recent goring of a tourist who approached within 10 feet of a bison in Yellowstone National Park is a reminder that…
With the world losing species at an alarming rate, a conservation biologist explains how ideas about protecting biodiversity…
The Stockholm Conference in June 1972 launched five decades of international negotiations on everything from biodiversity…
The test facility in Miami helps building designers prevent future storm damage. With the warming climate intensifying hurricanes,…
Traffic crashes kill and injure millions worldwide every year and are a major drain on economic development. Improving road…
Plastic is made from oil and natural gas, which started out as fossilized plant and animal material. But buried deep underground…
Millions of people around the world live on river deltas and are vulnerable when those rivers shift direction. A new study…
A study found $1.4 trillion in oil and gas industry assets would be at risk if governments follow through on their pledges…
Would you trust a weather forecast made by a machine that had learned how weather systems behaved by reviewing thousands…
Sustainable investing’s credibility took a hit when the S&P 500 ESG index dropped the electric vehicle-maker but kept…
Former Soviet bloc nations have reason to worry about an embargo on Russian oil, but Europeans are finally recognizing the…
La Niña is only part of the problem. The long-term driver of increasing drought – even in areas getting more rainfall…
Cleaning up the Great Lakes was a big job when the US and Canada undertook it in 1972. Today it’s far more challenging.
With La Niña helping clear the way for a busy hurricane season, this wide current of warm water could spell disaster for…
Climate change is affecting hydropower in different ways across the country.
Fungi underpin life on Earth, but are far less well catalogued and understood than animals and plants. Three scientists…
A new study finds that by 2030, less than one-third of the world’s major crop harvests will go directly to feed people.
More carbon dioxide in the air doesn’t necessarily mean more growth for trees, and the increasing risk of wildfires and…
The Colorado River provides water and electricity to 40 million people in the western U.S., but falling water levels threaten…