It’s not just that it’s dark and people are asleep. Urban sprawl, confirmation bias, and other factors can play a role.

Mounting evidence shows no state is safe from the flooding that ravaged the Texas Hill Country. Your community could be next.

So what exactly is a heat dome, and why does it last so long? And what gives with all the extra moisture?

The Office of Research and Development produced the science underpinning regulations on everything from pesticides to lead.

Environmental groups are concerned that rich countries are exporting plastic to poor countries in the form of “refuse-derived ...

New research shows that even with modest reductions in military funding, the United States would keep a whole lot of carbon ...

Even when floods can be anticipated, communicating their severity to the public is a tall order. Because flash floods are ...

It’s the latest setback for the longstanding REAP program, casting uncertainty over the future of a resource that helps ...

Musicians have long sampled nature sounds. Now, they have a way to share credit — and share their royalties with conservation ...

From Mexico City to the Mekong Delta, increasingly severe droughts caused by climate change are laying waste to ecosystems ...

Fireflies are vulnerable to climate change and habitat loss. A few landscaping tricks and turning off porch lights can make a ...

Experts suggested that more data and education are needed as Texas and the rest of the country build in known flood plains.