collapse of the old society

Helene is a harbinger of relentless storm seasons to come.

Metals and PFAS linked to serious health issues are among compounds found, highlighting need for further scrutiny

As climate change intensifies extreme weather and claims pile up, insurance companies are raising their rates and limiting their coverage. This leaves those who can least afford insurance unprotected as climate disasters grow more frequent and severe.

America's global hegemony is in rapid, irreversible decline. But what happens after that?

Two recent books, “The Quickening” and “The Parenthood Dilemma,” consider the ethics of procreation in the age of man-made climate change.

An organization promoting democracy says last year had the worst decline in credible elections and parliamentary oversight in almost a half-century.

Scientists have discovered that food contact chemicals are more prevalent in our bodies than previously estimated.

North America and Southern Africa, in particular, may endure longer dry spells than water managers expect, but research shows rising emissions magnifying both wet and dry extremes.

Bees, butterflies, and other insects are declining from habitat loss, pesticides, and climate change. Here’s what you can do to help.

More than 100 wildfires are stretching thousands of firefighters to the limit in northern Portugal

Saul Newman’s research suggests that we’re completely mistaken about how long humans live for.

What we can learn from South Carolina, which is ahead of other states in managed retreat—but still faces hurdles incentivizing people to leave homes that repeatedly flood.

Researchers are finding heat-related illnesses can also contribute to heart disease and cognitive impairment

Hurricane Francine hits low-lying Louisiana. Subsidence could make the storm surge worse.

Nevada’s plan to let AI rule on unemployment claims is risky, experts warn.

Ravi Coutinho bought a health insurance plan thinking it would deliver on its promise of access to mental health providers. But even after 21 phone calls and multiple hospitalizations, no one could find him a therapist.

What, exactly, is climate anxiety? And how should we cope? Environmental reporter Rosanna Xia explores the many dimensions to our existential dread.

Anyone insisting that you “calm down” about climate change is living in denial about the catastrophes at our doorstep.

We never thought we would ask ourselves these questions, but they have not left our minds for the last decade

Girls exposed to certain endocrine-disrupting chemicals (EDCs) may be more likely to start puberty early, according to new research. EDCs mimic, block or interfere with hormones in the body's endocrine system.

The largest increases in emissions of the greenhouse gas come from China and Southeast Asia.

Growing competition for water in already arid areas, alongside the compounding effect of climate change, has led to a flurry of water-related headlines.

Alberta’s electricity grid operator, AESO, mandated to reform the market, says the plan will prevent blackouts, but generators say its the wrong move

For centuries, the seafaring nomads have roamed the Malacca Strait, spending virtually their entire lives on traditional boats. But pollution, rising waves and competition from more advanced fishermen have upended the lives of Orang Laut, some of whom turn to be rubbish pickers on land.

Also first time for someone with H5 virus to be hospitalized, and CDC says it is studying patient specimen more

Legal operatives tied to Trump, power broker Leonard Leo, and a hate group are aiming to make dark-money donations tax deductible.

During meteorological summer, defined as June through August, several U.S. cities from the East Coast to California either tied or set records for the hottest temperatures on any day in the past seven decades of record-keeping.

It would be unfair to say these guys represent everyone in Israel, so I’m not going to say that. They said it themselves

The last thing Sukhwinder Singh remembered was crossing through knee-deep water near the U.S.-Mexico border wall in Arizona. When he finally awoke, he learned that his passage to the land of opportunity had cost him an arm and both legs.

Earthworms, insects and mites are all at risk from soil pollution, and scientists are worried that we know very little about the damage it's causing.

Angela Huyue Zhang thinks that non-democratic regimes’ reliance on domestic surveillance gives them a competitive edge.

We talk the talk about getting back to basics, living small, learning simple crafts, honoring indigenous wisdom, being part of the natural world...Well, now it's time to fully embrace our intentions... while we still can..

As students head back to school, one of the largest payment processors in the world is fighting to protect the millions it makes upcharging parents on school meals.

The U.S. Department of Agriculture plans to embark on a year-long study to test samples from diary cows for evidence of bird flu.

Louis Pasteur didn’t set out to make milk safer. A scientific jack-of-all trades, born in 1822 in eastern France, Pasteur pioneered fields from...