Illinois once harbored more than 8 million acres of wetlands. By the 1980s, all but 1.2 million wetland acres had been lost, filled in for development or drained to make way for agriculture.

Most Californians are familiar with earthquakes. But researchers say the state faces an overlooked threat: “supershear” earthquakes that move so fast they outrun their own seismic waves.

In the U.S., more than one third of food goes to waste. As such, more food ends up in landfills than any other material.

The global water cycle has become increasingly erratic and extreme, swinging between deluge and drought, according to a new report from the World Meteorological Organization (WMO).

If the goal of monitoring our natural resources is to protect the environment, shouldn’t the technology involved be sustainable as well?

The cultivation of rice—the staple grain for more than 3.5 billion people around the world—comes with extremely high environmental, climate and economic costs.

Bees do more than just pollinate plants.

Air pollution may be harming children’s eyesight with cleaner air helping to protect and even improve their vision - especially in younger children, a new study reveals.

Five well-publicized polar geoengineering ideas are highly unlikely to help the polar regions and could harm ecosystems, communities, international relations, and our chances of reaching net zero by 2050.

For years, managing personal hygiene, particularly menstruation and toileting, in the extreme Antarctic environment was often a solitary and unspoken challenge, especially for women and non-binary individuals.