Wildfires in the western United States have been spreading to higher elevations due to warmer and drier conditions.

Setting fire to forest and agricultural land in Southeast Asia to prepare it for cultivation or grazing contributes to an estimated 59,000 premature deaths a year, say scientists.

Around the world, agricultural practices have developed as a function of topography, soil type, crop type, annual rainfall, and tradition.

On a hot and humid August day near Geneva, New York, Garrett Boudinot stands in a field of hemp, the green stalks towering a foot or more over his 6-foot, 4-inch frame. 

From droughts to floods, climate change impacts food security around the world. Satellite data helps programs like SERVIR respond to these challenges.

The worldwide loss of bees and other pollinators is driven primarily by changes in land use, land management and pesticide application, especially in the global South, according to a global assessment.

The Caldor fire, nearing the south end of Lake Tahoe, is one of many potent fires still burning at the end of August 2021.

Cow manure – a longtime agricultural waste headache for dairy farmers – soon may ignite a new sustainable fertilizing trend.

Saplings should be planted without protective plastic guards, according to an environmental impact study led by UCL researchers.

The United States and many other parts of the world are reeling under the impacts of severe drought. One possible solution is the desalination of seawater, but is it a silver bullet?