As the planet warms, many expected ecosystems to change faster and faster. Instead, a massive global study shows that species turnover has slowed by about one-third since the 1970s. Nature’s constant ...

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In 2024 extreme rain and floods hit the Spanish region of Valencia, killing at least 230 people. Now a new study shows ...

ILULISSAT, Greenland (AP) — Growing up in a village in northern Greenland, Jørgen Kristensen's closest friends were his stepfather's sled dogs. Most of his classmates were dark-haired Inuit; he was ...

Ten years after the Paris Agreement took effect, newly released climate datasets show the world warming at an accelerating ...

Affecting one in 10 women, with potentially life-long consequences, endometriosis occurs when cells similar to those found in the womb lining appear elsewhere in the body, causing pain, bleeding, ...

In 2023, Otter 841 made international headlines and cemented Santa Cruz on the map. From infiltrating the surf lineup to becoming an unexpected local celebrity, this curious sea otter is now ...

Across the coldest places on Earth, something quiet but powerful is happening beneath your feet and under the ice. As ...

Tucked away in the mountains of southwestern Virginia, Pearisburg offers stunning natural beauty and postcard-worthy views.

For decades, a dominant argument for protecting forests has focused on carbon. Trees absorb carbon dioxide, store it in wood ...

With another federal deadline days away and record-low snowfall further drying out the watershed, states are now mulling litigation options.

The Environmental Protection Agency rejected the bedrock scientific finding that greenhouse gases threaten human life and ...