What is a heat dome? An atmospheric scientist explains the weather phenomenon baking large parts of
Heat domes are a dangerous part of summer weather.
Heat domes are a dangerous part of summer weather.
Sometimes wind and solar power produce more electricity than the local grid can handle. Better energy storage and transmission…
Countries have used starvation as a war strategy for centuries, historically without being prosecuted. Three experts on…
The federal government has new advisories on PFAS, which can put human health at risk in a list of ways, but so far only…
The road map for a more sustainable future starts with clean energy and fossil-fuel-free transportation.
Puerto Rico’s tourism industry is booming as nations lift COVID-19 travel restrictions, but development is displacing…
Satellites like Landsat play a crucial role in helping cities prepare and respond to extreme heat, a leading weather-related…
Farmers are contending with huge spikes in fertilizer prices. The Biden administration is paying US companies to boost synthetic…
This technology, popular when automobiles first caught on, had a short resurgence in the 1970s.
Other presidents used the Defense Production Act to boost fossil fuel supplies. Biden is using it to replace them with clean…
A deadly neurological infection, chronic wasting disease, has been detected in deer, elk and moose in 30 states and four…
Thanks to humans, the atmosphere has 50% more planet-warming carbon dioxide today than it did before the industrial era.…
As nations pledge to preserve swaths of ocean within their territorial waters, a marine scientist explains why some marine…
Only 13% of US solar industry jobs are currently in manufacturing. The Biden administration hopes the sector will grow fast,…
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…