A form of harmful air pollution that often can't be plainly observed is now being tracked with a groundbreaking new tool developed by scientists that allows residents to see where it's coming from.

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Scientists have unveiled a map pinpointing the US regions most at risk from climate change catastrophes, which is especially pertinent as wildfires rip through California, with an iconic LA museum ...

Imagine it’s a Saturday morning in Santa Monica in the year 2080. You brew your coffee, open your front door and breathe in the hot, dry air of ... San Bernardino? That’s the potential future if ...

Abundant worldwide, most fungi are inconspicuous because of the small size of their structures, and their cryptic lifestyles in soil or on dead matter. Fungi include symbionts of plants, animals, or ...

Fears of climate change are decreasing in the United States, China and many Western countries relative to other concerns, according to a new survey. War, economic hardship and disease were more ...

Click the downloadable graphic: States at Risk from Coastal Floods In the U.S., coastal floods now happen three times more often than they did 30 years ago — and the frequency and intensity of coastal ...

Gardeners and farmers across the U.S. look to plant hardiness zones for guidance on which plants to grow. The U.S. is divided into 13 plant hardiness zones based on the local coldest temperature of ...

Climate change is creating uncertainty. Decisions on everything from trip planning, given unusual and extreme weather patterns, to how to reduce personal carbon emissions, are complex. Just consider ...