In Los Angeles, a city known for its sunshine and mild temperatures, more homeless people died of hypothermia last year than in New York City and San Francisco combined.
Several states have recently introduced bills that could interfere with the teaching of scientifically founded theories on climate change in public school science curricula.
One humble way to reduce carbon pollution has been gathering steam in red and blue states alike: energy efficiency.
The Trump administration is undermining scientists by disparaging the scientific process.
Once most members could agree that climate change is real, they could start talking about the real question of what to do.
The crowd responded well to Amy Klobuchar's campaign launch. Will the rest of the country?
If it's true we're on the verge of a sixth extinction, these smaller collections offer crucial perspectives—and specimens—that bigger museums simply can't provide.
New research has found that higher levels of inequality lead to more deforestation, whereas better equality leads to better forest protections.
Anything is possible, if you're willing to pay the price.
The debate around private ownership of essential utilities is becoming a national issue.
Last month, a third cat in Wyoming was diagnosed with the plague, two years after a massive outbreak in Madagascar. Are amoebas or rodents to blame?
Chinese researchers find anthropomorphizing nature as a woman spurs pro-environment behavior.
Although its effects have been bleak, the weather produced some stunning images.
The New Jersey senator officially entered the 2020 presidential race on Friday, February 1st, joining a growing field of Democratic contenders.
A study shows the shifting winds of climate change, male cheerleaders make history, and elephant seals occupy a tourist beach.
Unless we change the way we hold corporations liable for their emissions, the costs of climate change will continue to burden the public.
The warmest morning temperature recorded in Minnesota on Wednesday was -17 degrees.
While it may seem like a good thing, coral habitat replacing seaweed could be seriously detrimental to marine habitats off the coast of Japan and in the Mediterranean.
A new U.N. report finds that, to address climate change, we don't need new laws or regulations, but to get countries to comply with laws that already exist.
The Lancet Commission proposes a tax on red meat as one method to fight the "syndemic."
The author discusses her latest book and explains why she has hope for the Earth.
Without a drastic change to the system, sustainable agriculture risks becoming an esoteric side note—or simply another way for those with money to live healthier lives than those without.
The combination of a warming planet and rapid urbanization near wildlands has provided kindling with a spark.
The study pinpoints a particular area and time period where climate change had a profound impact: countries affected by the Arab Spring between 2010 and 2012.