Rising temperatures and changes in weather patterns are causing drier conditions, and contribute to megadroughts accordingly.

Hyper efficient iron-air batteries could potentially revolutionize all kinds of technologies and their development.

Regarding food coloring, the modern consumer is more informed, more connected, and far more vocal about what they're eating.

In what is called “waste colonialism” the U.S. exports large amounts of trash and recycling overseas, particularly plastic ...

Renters are at greater risk from climate change than homeowners because they don't have the agency to make fixes or adapt and ...

This narrative will consist mostly of charts. To begin, let’s review how carbon dioxide emissions have evolved since 1880 when the industrial revolution in the U.S. began in earnest. Cumulative ...

U.S, national parks, like the Grand Tetons pictured here, are facing severe budget cuts thanks to Trump administration mania over cost cutting. Credit: Roddy Scheer. Dear EarthTalk: How have Trump’s ...

For the vast majority of human history, up until around 12,000 years ago, every human was a hunter-gatherer. As hunter-gatherers, humans lived with a subsistence lifestyle that relied on hunting, ...

In 2014, the concept of solar-powered photovoltaic road panels that could collect sunlight and convert it into usable energy went viral when the Idaho-based company Solar Roadways heralded it as a ...

3D‑printed homes, like these at Wolf Ranch in Texas, use less material and create less waste and are fast gaining traction as a sustainable alternative to traditional building. Credit: Wolf Ranch.

Conservationists would like to see the prairie dog granted at least threatened status under the Endangered Species Act. Credit: pexels.com. Prairie dogs play a key role in grassland ecosystems but ...

When most people think of global warming, they picture melting glaciers, intense heat waves, or rising seas. What is less widely recognized is the growing impact of climate change on human eye health.