New research catalogs several “abrupt changes,” like a precipitous loss of sea ice, unfolding in Antarctica with dire implications for us all.

In early July, flash floods along the Guadalupe River killed 138 people and caused an estimated $1.1 billion in damage, ...

At low tide on Tybee Island, Georgia, the beach stretches out as wide as it gets with the small waves breaking far away ...

The U.S. discards vast quantities of critical minerals in mine waste each year - including enough lithium to power 10 million ...

Can urban design actually motivate people to walk more? New data says yes - people in walkable cities get about 20 percent ...

They brought in their big heavy equipment and started coming up Little River to remove debris,” Huggins said. The workers, ...

The rare window to ask tough questions opens after a disaster. Too often, it closes before accurate answers can emerge.

Desperate for jobs, three communities embraced a bold electric vehicle promise. Now, they’re left with questions—and no jobs.

The Transportation Department says states can reapply for funding under the Biden-era program it had halted. Groups fighting the freeze in court decry the delay.

The International Seabed Authority’s war with itself As the U.N. body faces an American threat to its jurisdiction over deep-sea mining, diplomats have more or less left all the important ...

Installing heat pumps in factories could save $1.5 trillion and 77,000 lives A new report finds that replacing conventional boilers with heat pumps could also avoid 33 million asthma attacks by ...