Land managers in the western United States are using potential operational delineations, or PODS, to prepare for — and take advantage of — wildfires.
The daily updated HeatRisk map uses color coding to show where the health threat from heat is highest and offers tips on how to stay safe.
There are usually fewer trees in neighborhoods with higher populations of people of color. Planting trees could save hundreds of lives every year.
Journalist Abrahm Lustgarten explores which parts of the United States are most vulnerable to the effects of global warming and how people's lives might change.
Scientists are on a quest to log all the sounds of fish communication. The result could lead to better monitoring of ecosystems and fish behavior.
Certain air pollutants that build up at night can break down the same fragrance molecules that attract pollinators like hawk moths to primroses.
Traits that help trees live for hundreds of years also foster forest life, one reason why old growth forest conservation is crucial.
Many aquifers are quickly disappearing due to climate change and overuse, but some are rising because of improved resource management.
The online tool stitches together historical images into a map that’s helping land managers make decisions about preservation and restoration.
Using bioacoustics, South American scientists are eavesdropping on a forest in hopes of hearing the song of the long-missing purple-winged ground dove.
