Iraq's extreme temperatures a 'wake-up call' for world: UN

Iraq’s rising temperatures and protracted drought are a “wake-up call” for the world, United Nations human…

These sheep provide environmentally friendly landscaping at solar farms

Dominion Energy employs 17,000 people across the country. Now, about 1,000 sheep work for the power…

New guiding principles urgently needed for Great Lakes stewardship, researchers say

The tools and policies that have worked to significantly reduce threats to the Great Lakes over…

Novel machine-learning method produces detailed population trend maps for 550 bird species

Scientists at the Cornell Lab of Ornithology have developed a novel way to model whether the…

Gray whales feeding along the Pacific Northwest coast are smaller than their counterparts who travel farther to forage

Gray whales that spend their summers feeding off the coast of Oregon are shorter than their…

Study finds rain-driven microbial pollution persists at surfing beaches in colder months

Surfers at beaches where stormwater drainage pipes discharge into the ocean risk catching more than waves…

Huge tipping events have dominated the evolution of the climate system

An analysis of the hierarchy of tipping points suggests that during the last 66 million years,…

NASA may delay crewed lunar landing beyond Artemis 3 mission

NASA’s Artemis 3 mission, set to return humans to the Moon in 2025, might not involve…

Majority of Americans report high rate of food satisfaction

Consumers who report they are most satisfied with their food consumption also spend the lowest share…

Dissecting the anatomy of a 'superheroic' science class

What do superheroes Deadpool and Elastigirl have in common? Each was used in a college anatomy…