
Cities are a key cause of climate change, but they can also be key to solving it
The world's cities are a big driver of planet-warming emissions, but can play a major role in addressing climate change in the near future.
The world's cities are a big driver of planet-warming emissions, but can play a major role in addressing climate change in the near future.
In an experiment a decade in the making, biologists are releasing hatchery salmon onto flooded Northern California rice fields, seeking to replenish endangered fish species while simultan...
Zaila Avant-garde, 14, became the first African American to win the 90-year-old Scripps National Spelling Bee on July 8 by correctly spelling 'Murraya,' a genus of plants, staying cool af...
Two scientists won the 2020 Nobel Prize in Chemistry on Wednesday for creating genetic ‘scissors’ that can rewrite the code of life, contributing to new cancer therapies and holding out t...
The number of U.S. coronavirus infections have climbed above 82,000, surpassing the national tallies of China and Italy, as New York, New Orleans and other hot spots faced a surge in hosp...
Alabama’s state Senate passed a bill on Tuesday to outlaw nearly all abortions, creating exceptions only to protect the mother’s health, as part of a multistate effort to have the U.S. Su...
People who were born in New York City and do not identify as male or female can now opt for a third gender category of X on their birth certificates.