Our political system relies on free and fair elections—but, unfortunately, not everyone is equally represented. As we look closely at the actual data, we can see clear evidence of disparities in who participates and whose voices are heard. The Union of Concerned Scientists’ precinct-level analysis of ballot rejections and turnout across several counties in 2016,

Northern Cardinals are not picky eaters. They forage everything from insects to flower petals, and they’ll happily visit feeders with a variety of seeds, especially black oil sunflower. Also...

Tiny particles bounce light around in a unique way, a property that researchers are using to detect pollutants in water and soil samples.

The Northeast Canyons and Seamounts Marine National Monument protects unique deep-water canyons and corals, and is a critical foraging habitat for seabirds, particularly Atlantic Puffins during the...

The rise from data centers is unprecedented.

On February 12, the Trump Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) finalized its repeal of the Endangerment Finding, which establishes EPA’s statutory obligation to regulate greenhouse gas emissions. Alongside, EPA also repealed the associated vehicle greenhouse gas emissions standards. This action is monumental in its significance for three reasons. First, for its direct attack on the nation’s

Hydrogen demand around the world is projected to grow significantly by 2050. Some of that supply could come from nature itself.

I recently spent some time on the Bird Migration Explorer website, and it got me thinking about some of the interesting connections between bird breeding habitat in the Arctic and the far-off...

Behind the long-term climate projections that affect our lives sits one of the most remarkable scientific achievements of the modern era.

For decades, wilderness lands have been left largely unaltered by human activity. But those places are still changing, and keeping them wild and special may require action, not inaction.