Nearly 60 years after a radiation-leaking reactor was removed from a US Army base on the Greenland ice sheet, the military…
Proposals for new oil and gas pipelines can generate intense debate today, but during World War II the US built an oil pipeline…
During a 2015 heat wave, scientists watched as a coral reef died before their eyes. By the end of the century, almost all…
In principle, some portion of the shoreline is public land along virtually all US coasts. But these can sometimes overlap…
It isn't just the effects of climate change that could destabilize the financial system, it's also fossil fuel assets…
Done right, managed retreat redesigns communities to be better for everyone. Here's how it's evolving for the future.
New research found that smoke from the Camp Fire in Paradise, California, carried high concentrations of lead. An environmental…
NOAA's 2021 high-tide flooding outlook shows where the risks are highest and growing. Some communities are seeing 20…
Outdoor recreation is booming across the US, but research shows that the presence of humans – or the trails they hike…
Some of the most powerful offshore wind sites are in water too deep for a standard wind turbines. Engineers found a way…
'Local, organic, sustainable' are common buzzwords on US restaurant menus now, but it wasn't always that way.…
These giant predators are helping solve the mystery of Earth's cooling shift some 50-30 million years ago.
As part of the nation's massive wartime mobilization effort, millions of Americans, for the first time, traveled abroad…
New research suggests that an effective way to locate and track large concentrations of microplastics in the ocean could…
Which is worse, dry heat or wet heat? Both, says an exercise physiologist.
Scientists used artificial neural networks to analyze precipitation records from around the world. They found evidence of…
Roundup may be taking a beating in the US, where three juries have concluded that it gave plaintiffs cancer, but it's…
Record heat and low rainfall are drying up water sources shared by the American Southwest and northern Mexico.
Every year, the number of wildfires caused by humans spikes on Independence Day. There are safer ways to celebrate amid…
Policymakers want to pay farmers for storing carbon in soil, but there are no uniform rules yet for measuring, reporting…