Changing Climate

Public funding for agricultural research was already declining. Now Trump has frozen or paused support for a variety of research programs.

U.S. states are positioning themselves to compete for newer, cheaper nuclear reactors being developed as communities and tech giants compete in a race for electricity.

Researchers at Washington State University projected that honey bee colonies in the U.S. could decline by up to 70% this year. Honey bee colonies in the U.S. are projected to decline by up to 70% in 2025, entomologists at Washington State University said on Tuesday. The university said in a press release that in the past decade, honey bee...

Japan’s official cherry blossom spotters on Monday confirmed the first blooms, declaring the start of the festive season in the Japanese capital.

Dozens of companies and academic groups are pitching the same theory: that sinking rocks, nutrients, crop waste or seaweed in the ocean could lock away climate-warming carbon dioxide for centuries or more. Nearly 50 field trials have taken place in the past four years, with startups raising hundreds of millions in early funds. But the field remains...

Climate scientists and policymakers are gathering at the United Nations headquarters in New York for the inaugural World Day for Glaciers. The gathering aims to build global cooperation to slow climate change. National climate reporter Chase Cain takes us to some of our planet’s fastest melting glaciers.

It’s spring and if you feel like your seasonal allergies are worse every year, it’s not just in your head (or your sinuses).

Last year was the hottest year on record, the top 10 hottest years were all in the past decade, a report Wednesday said.

Florida’s citrus growers are struggling to survive the one-two punch of hurricanes and disease.

The head of the Environmental Protection Agency has announced a series of actions to roll back landmark environmental regulations.

There has been a 55% increase in cases of moderate, severe or extreme turbulence, compared to 45 years ago.

The Eaton and Palisades fires displaced about 150,000 residents, and many remain in rentals and hotel rooms nearly two months later.

For 47 million American households, cooking means a gas stove. Gas stoves generate gases that aren’t good for people’s health and the gas itself contributes to climate change. But switching to electric cooking usually requires a licensed electrician to pull in 240-volt wiring, which can make switching from gas to electric expensive. Now...