It’s tiny, it’s silver and it’s at the center of a decades-long controversy over California’s water system. It’s the delta smelt. This threatened fish lives exclusively in the Sacramento-San Joaquin ...

A letter on this page two weeks ago criticized me for being part of the “mainstream” view on climate change and global warming. The writer also criticized stating that his viewpoints were being ...

In this Special Issue of Science, 3 Reviews and a Policy Forum highlight research on Earth's frozen places – from the Arctic to the Antarctic – and ...

Elon Musk said he and Trump want to shut down the agency because of its purportedly “radical” work, but the controversy seems mired in partisan politics.

Warmer winters, denser living conditions, less vegetation and limited rat control resources also contributed to the growth in urban rat populations.

Australia should not be tempted to follow suit. The desired beachfront property is in danger of extinction thanks to climate change, and we should retreat slightly inland to survive. Climate ...

Ever wondered about the white lines stretching across the sky? These are contrails—condensation trails formed by aircraft ...

The Music Educator of the Year and winner of the Entertainment Law Initiative writing contest were also named. By Paul Grein The Recording Academy has selected “Deliver,” written by Iman Jordan ...

Kindness was chosen as Oxford's Children’s Word of the Year for 2024, surpassing artificial intelligence and conflict, ...

The Doomsday Clock has been unveiled for the first time this year and showed we're nearer to a world-ending catastrophe than ...

A rule known as the endangerment finding requires the E.P.A. to regulate greenhouse gases. It has proved resilient against ...

It's not just bird flu that's causing egg prices to soar. Here's why they've gotten so expensive — and are likely to stay sky ...