Evidence is mounting that, as the climate warms, the amount of rain falling in heavy storms is increasing, especially in…
Counter to what you might expect, events like the February cold wave that froze Texas can actually become more likely with…
Ida exploded from a weak hurricane to a powerful Category 4 storm in less than 24 hours, thanks to heat from an ocean eddy.…
By mimicking the human brain, autonomous drones could locate victims in hard-to-reach places and alert responders to their…
Here are some of the ways wildfire smoke particles or the inflammatory signals they cause could reach the brain and what…
The New Orleans region is likely to see a hurricane about every seven years and a major hurricane about every 20.
Biological control strategies curb pests using other species that attack the invader. A biologist explains why it can take…
The US is generating more electricity than ever from wind and solar power – but often it’s not needed at the time it’s…
A new attribution study finds human-caused climate change made Europe’s July floods more likely. What about Tennessee’s…
What kind of evidence does it require to get a widely used chemical banned? A professor of medicine and former state regulator…
Planting a massive number of trees can help slow climate change, but it is only part of the solution.
The infrastructure bill being debated in Congress looks like a small but genuine down payment on a more climate-friendly…
Not all forests respond to hotter and drier conditions in the same way.
How bad are ticks this year? An expert explains why tick-borne diseases are on the rise.
What might sound like small changes – temperatures another tenth of a degree warmer, sea level a few centimeters higher…
Four out of five Americans regularly buy some kind of organic food. An expert on the industry says more federal support…
A long-expected federal drought declaration underlines how serious the Colorado River water shortage has become for Western…
The Rev. Sereno Edwards Bishop mobilized ship captains to track the extraordinary sunsets appearing around the world after…
Herat is home to an India-built dam that provides water for drinking, irrigation and bathing for much of western Afghanistan.…
When forester Benton MacKaye proposed building an Appalachian Trail 100 years ago, he was really thinking about preserving…