Biden ending new leases in America's top coal region
Citing climate change, federal land managers are moving to end new leasing for coal in the country's top producing region.
Environment
What's worse for disease spread: animal loss, climate change or urbanization?
Scientists are looking at the ways humans change the planet — and the impact that has on the spread of infectious disease. You might be surprised at some of their conclusions.
Bringing the wild things back to campus
The College of New Jersey is making room for native plants, and students are digging it.
More than 200 million seniors face extreme heat risks in coming decades, study finds
A new study warns that millions of people around the world who are 69 years or older will be at risk of dying in heat waves by 2050.
The USDA's gardening zones shifted. This map shows you what's changed in vivid detail
There's a good chance your zone shifted when the USDA updated its plant hardiness map in 2023. Zoom in on what that means for your garden.
On this unassuming trail near LA, bird watchers see something spectacular
At Bear Divide, just outside Los Angeles, you can see a rare spectacle of nature. This is one of the only places in the western United States where you can see bird migration during daylight hours.
A car-free town in the Amazon serves lessons for pedaling to net zero emissions
Afuá, a remote town in the Brazilian Amazon, banned motor vehicles over 20 years ago. Writer Mac Margolis and photographer Stefan Kolumban paid the town a visit to see what life is like.
In Kenya's flooded slums, people mourn their losses and slam their leaders
The government has declared May 10 a day of mourning to mark the deaths from disastrous floods and pledged to help. But some say the authorities aren't doing enough. And the rains keep falling.
Terrible at directions? Tricks to improve your navigation skills
Yes, it's possible to get around without relying on GPS, say navigation experts. The first step is to let go of your fear of getting lost.
Maui community mobilizes to protect water quality from runoff after Lahaina fires
The debris from Lahaina's fire contains toxic chemicals and sits right next to a coral reef. So the community is collaborating with scientists to track water quality.