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 ...

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.

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 ...

For the first time, scientists have mapped groundwater variables nationally to understand which aquifers are most vulnerable to contamination from orphan wells. Oil and gas wells with no active owner ...

This summer’s heat is likely to linger through fall with above-normal temperatures expected across the U.S. from September through November. This year is not an exception. It’s part of a longer ...

The chytrid fungus disease is responsible for global amphibian population declines, such as the endangered limosa harlequin frog shown above. Brian Gratwicke, Smithsonian’s National Zoo and ...

Google has announced “WeatherNext 2,” its most advanced weather forecasting model to date. The company claims the new AI-powered weather prediction model outperforms the previous version on 99.9% of ...

The Climate Prediction Center (CPC) issued updated outlooks for the latter half of November on Thursday, as La Niña is forecast to continue into winter. According to the CPC’s map for the November ...