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Lack of rainfall that caused severe drought in Argentina and Uruguay last year was not made more likely by climate change, scientists said Thursday. But global warming was a factor in extreme...

Former vice president Al Gore, who had also called Mr. Malpass a climate denier and campaigned for his removal, said in a statement that his departure “must be the first step toward...

The unusual unanimity of the vote “underscores the importance of moving this drug to greater access and also highlights the terrible risk of not acting in terms of making the drug more accessible,” said...

The unusual unanimity of the vote “underscores the importance of moving this drug to greater access and also highlights the terrible risk of not acting in terms of making the drug more accessible,” said...

Deploying an underwater robot beneath a rapidly melting ice shelf in Antarctica, scientists have uncovered new clues about how it is melting. The findings will help assess the threat it and other...

Already, some places are taking action. France has adopted a national policy that imposes curfews on outdoor lighting and drastically limits the amount of light that can be projected into the sky....

As officials investigate the recent derailment of a train carrying toxic chemicals in eastern Ohio, concerns about the disaster’s effects on human health and the environment are growing, and experts warned that...

The United States is going to need a lot of missiles if its fighter jets are to shoot down every stray balloon that sets off a radar warning in American airspace.“At any...

“This building is clearly a showpiece,” said Richard Leigh, a professor of physics at Pratt Institute in Brooklyn. “The question is what it’s putting out in the way of emissions.”Landlords such as...

Last weekend, Lola Star’s dog Dazzle, a mini goldendoodle just shy of 2 years old, ate a joint she found on the ground in Staten Island. It wasn’t the first or even...