Good afternoon, Chicago. John Gilbert’s father spent years trying to convert a flood-prone patch of land on their nearly 800-acre farm in Hardin County, Iowa, to more cropland. “We fought with that ...

Dry conditions were fueled by deforestation and the El Niño weather pattern, and made worse by climate change.

A yarning circle has been introduced at Western Australia’s Unit 18 youth detention center, offering cultural programs for ...

The year 2024 has been another challenging one for Earth's climate, marked by record temperatures, extreme weather events, ...

In Brazil, large swaths of the rainforest were draped in smoke in August from fires raging across the Amazon, Cerrado ...

Governments have historically viewed the Amazon as an area to be exploited, with little regard for sustainability or the ...

A vampire hedgehog, a pygmy pipehorse, and a"blob-headed" fish were among the hundreds of new species identified in 2024.

Major archaeological finds around the world continue to make headlines. Among recent discoveries are a 4,500-year-old canoe in Lake Mendota, Wisconsin; eighth-century settlement remains in ...

Massive 13ft waves are battering the coastlines of Peru and Ecuador as of December 30. Footage captured in Piura, Peru on ...

The fires and drought experienced in 2024 across the Amazon rainforest could be ominous indicators that we are reaching the ...

In 2024, the Amazon rainforest faced severe wildfires and drought, highlighting climate challenges and leading to increased ...