A geologist explains how thawing permafrost and melting ice are increasing the risk of destructive floods in the Himalayas and other high mountain regions around the world.
August 29, 2026
An encounter with NASA’s game-changing ‘starglasses’
August 29, 2026
Trump is staking out extreme positions on White House secrecy, legal experts say
August 29, 2026
Mayor Robert Morris of Cave Creek, Arizona, is worried about more water shortages from the severely depleted Colorado River
August 29, 2026
Matt Errico was sitting on the toilet when he heard noises in his Colorado home.
August 29, 2026
A drought in the western U.S. has devastated wildlands, dried up food sources and sent bears wandering along city sidewalks and into homes and shops in search of food.
August 29, 2026
Climate change has become a less prominent election-year issue for Democrats as voters say concerns such as affordability are more pressing
August 29, 2026
Why it can take time and effort to find the right meds to help mental health
August 29, 2026
Two cities have found a relatively novel way to reduce high-speed crashes by rewarding law-abiding drivers rather than just punishing the lead-footed ones
August 29, 2026
The Himalayas are unpredictable. But countries are building there like never before
August 29, 2026
The threat of a lake formed after a glacier collapse bursting near the China-Nepal border where a devastating flood occurred earlier this week has decreased, Chinese
August 29, 2026
OpenAI said on Friday that it plans to stop providing AI models to Cursor, the coding-tool company now owned by Elon Musk's SpaceX, marking a
August 29, 2026
President Donald Trump on Friday announced an unprecedented U.S. push to take control of a fifth of Venezuela's vast oil reserves, betting that American companies
August 29, 2026
The recent announcement of Pennsylvania’s first measles-related deaths in decades has ignited a public feud among politicians and health officials who disagree over the role of the contagious disease in the fatalities
August 29, 2026
Surge in sick sea lions prompts investigation
August 29, 2026
Orphaned bear cub treated for beanbag round wound
August 29, 2026
Plaskett Fire near Gorda surges past 2,700 acres as Highway 1 stays closed
August 29, 2026
American diplomats and at least some of their family members are beginning to return to U.S. embassies in the Middle East
August 29, 2026
U.S. officials are correcting earlier statements that several government agencies were hacked by Chinese hackers, now saying that the
August 29, 2026
RFK Jr. and Josh Shapiro feud over measles-related deaths in Pennsylvania
August 28, 2026
E-cigarette maker Juul Labs has received U.S. permission to sell an updated version of its vaping device
August 29, 2026
A family's weekend at lake turns into carbon monoxide nightmare
August 29, 2026
Canada poaches dozens of US academics as Trump administration tightens university funding
August 29, 2026
U.S. President Donald Trump signed an order on Friday creating a U.S.
August 28, 2026
El-Sayed apologizes to Jewish Democrats for statement about synagogue attack
Food trucks at a Sacramento event ditch gas generators for quiet battery banks
GM deal with workers would add Sierra pickup assembly to Canadian plant despite US tariff threat
Israeli settlers stage new attack on home in West Bank's Qusra, witnesses say
Netanyahu condemns rioters after weeks of West Bank settler violence, and other Middle East news
Bessent says disorderly yen moves can destabilize global markets
Pete Crow-Armstrong continues NL MVP push with 3 more homers for Chicago Cubs
'RIP King': Fans pay respect to Tupac Shakur, hope for justice as murder trial nears the end