Chronic flooding has forced people in southern Illinois to return farmland to the Mississippi’s floodplain.

Environmental factors may be leading to a population decline in fireflies.

Abrahm Lustgarten says the undermining of science, and cuts to FEMA and NOAA, at a time when erratic weather is making disasters more common, should be "extraordinarily concerning" to us.

Scientists are finding ways to minimize the effects of aging on the brain. Here are some ways to keep it healthy.

With 101 people still missing after the July 4 flash flood, the focus turns to local lakes, and what may be buried in them.

The National Climate Assessment is the most influential source of information about climate change in the United States.

Underground trains are incredibly susceptible to flooding from climate-driven extreme rain and sea level rise. Cities around the world are racing to adapt their transit systems.

After years of polluting by the water industry, a report planned for release in the coming days could lead to tightened regulation while also prompting an expensive modernization drive.

The private crew included Ax-4 mission commander and former NASA astronaut Peggy Whitson. It was her fifth trip to space and extended her record-setting duration to 695 days, the most of any American.

In states without policies to drive renewable energy, power prices could surge as federal tax incentives for clean energy disappear, according to Energy Innovation, a think tank.