Why climate change may be driving more infectious diseases
While the impacts of climate change may conjure images of natural disasters, a new study shows that its can also impact humans on a microscopic level.
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Governor declares water emergency for Mississippi capital
Mississippi's governor says the Mississippi Emergency Management Agency will start distributing both drinking water and non-potable water in the city of 150,000 residents.
Whatever happened to the Malawian anti-plastic activist inspired by goats?
Gloria Majiga-Kamoto, after seeing goats dying from eating plastic bags, took on the plastic industry and won the Goldman Environmental Prize. But Malawi's plastic industry still poses challenges.
Thousands of gallons of raw sewage were released into Peter's Creek last week
Nearly 80,000 gallons of raw sewage was released in Peter's Creek in Winston-Salem last week, and the public wasn't notified until days later.
N.C. A&T receives $10M for clean energy research
North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University has received a $10 million grant to open a clean energy research center.
Long overlooked, Oregon's Swastika Mountain may have a new name soon
Swastika Mountain, located about 30 miles outside Eugene, Ore., was named after a local ranch in the early 1900s. Now it's in the process of being renamed.
Many Sri Lankans have switched to cycling due to fuel shortages
Fuel shortages have forced many Sri Lankans to ditch their cars and cycle instead. Colombo's mayor even opened new bike paths. Doctors and environmentalists call it a silver lining. But will it last?
International aid reaches Pakistan, where floods have claimed more than 1,000 lives
International aid was reaching Pakistan on Monday as evacuations were underway for widespread flooding that have claimed more than 1,000 lives this summer.
To conserve U.S. lands, ecologists want wolves and beavers to 're-wild' the West
David Gura speaks with William Ripple, professor of ecology at Oregon State University, about his proposal to "re-wild" the American West by reintroducing beavers and wolves to public lands.
Mississippi residents are preparing for possible river flooding
Experts predict the Pearl River near Jackson will crest by Tuesday. Emergency officials are telling people in low-lying areas to prepare for flooding of homes and businesses.