-
Far out in the Atlantic Ocean is a chain of volcanic islands — a province of Portugal. We escape tor a mountain trek among the dairy cows and waterfalls of Sao Miguel island in the Azores.
-
Brood 19 cicadas have emerged in parts of the Southeast and they're making a lot of noise.
-
Solar geoengineering — increasing the sunlight reflected back into space to cool the planet — is gaining the attention of people looking for climate solutions. But critics say it comes with risks.
-
An organic seed company was distressed to learn it had marketed a GMO purple tomato by mistake. The incident raised alarm about the impact of new GMO plants.
-
The federal government says it will restore grizzly bears to the North Cascades region in Washington state, where they have not been seen since 1996.
-
A federal judge sentenced Joanna Smith to 60 days in prison for smearing paint on the case surrounding Edgar Degas' Little Dancer, Aged Fourteen at the National Gallery of Art.
-
Health officials say there's very little risk to humans from the bird flu outbreak among dairy cattle, but there's still much they don't know. Here are four questions scientists are trying to answer.
-
The Energy Department finalized rules that will ban fossil fuels in new and remodeled federal buildings by 2030.
-
Arkansas Senate approves two bills regulating crypto mining, addressing noise and foreign ownership concerns. Awaiting House decision and immediate effect upon approval.
-
Scientists say a teenager and her father discovered fossilized pieces of a jawbone that belonged to an ancient marine reptile — perhaps the largest ichthyosaur ever found.
-
After studying various species earlier this month, some scientists now say they understand the origin of animal behavior during solar eclipses.
-
Fifteen years after the EPA said greenhouse gasses are a danger to public health, the agency finalized rules to limit climate-warming pollution from existing coal and new gas power plants.