A sweeping study of three decades of lawsuits has revealed both the effectiveness but also the underuse of civil litigation...
Earlier this year, a caver was poring over satellite images of the Nullarbor Plain when he came across something unexpected:...
A scientist guides a long tube into the mouth and down to the stomach of Thing 1, a two-month-old calf...
Human-caused climate change made Atlantic hurricanes about 18 miles per hour (29 kilometers per hour) stronger in the last six...
Individual motivation to act against climate change outweighs the impact of hyperlocal collective intentions, though both approaches are worth strengthening,...
Mortality attributable to air pollution and extreme temperatures is a major concern, and it is expected to heighten in the...
Ocean temperatures in the early twentieth century were warmer than previously thought, according to new evidence presented in Nature. Estimates...
A new study, focused on a remote region of the Peruvian Andes where the waters of the Amazon originate, carries...
Hurricanes, or tropical cyclones, can be devastating natural disasters, leveling entire cities and claiming hundreds or thousands of lives. A...
A study published in Environmental Research Letters reveals that centimeter-sized plastic fragments are increasing much faster than larger floating plastics...
Scientists analyzed the liquid waste, or leachate, released by four Illinois landfills and the inflows and outflows of associated wastewater...
A study published Nov. 19 in Communications Earth and Environment shows land in California’s San Joaquin Valley has been sinking...
