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It has long been understood that clearcutting forests leads to more runoff, worsening flooding.

For the first time, solar was the largest source of electricity in the EU last month, supplying a record 22 percent of the bloc’s power.

A new study reveals an unfortunate effect of supermarkets' popular “2 for 1” offers: Not only do they make us buy more, these offers also lead to food waste at home.

The Greenland shark – the world's longest-living vertebrate – is most often associated with cold Arctic waters. 

A new study finds that lightning kills some 320 million trees around the world each year, more than was previously thought.

The earthquake that rocked Alaska for close to five minutes on March 27, 1964, remains the most powerful earthquake recorded in U.S. history. It registered a magnitude of 9.2 on the Richter scale and generated a tsunami that killed people as far south as California. The earthquake also changed the nature of...

As Earth and Mars orbit the Sun, they pull on each other gravitationally, causing their paths to stretch and relax in a cycle that repeats roughly every 2.4 million years. These subtle orbital shifts change how close the planets approach the sun, which in turn can alter their long-term climate...

A combination of sewage overflows and coastal winds could be sending billions of airborne microplastic particles into the world’s coastal towns and cities, a new study suggests.

Electric vehicle fast-charging stations are pollutant hot spots, according to a new UCLA study. 

A new study published in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences reveals the transformative potential of walking- and cycling-friendly policies in cities around the world.