Most people think of seismic activity as the result of movement along faults or of violent volcanic eruptions.

A UK survey has shown significant public support for more nature in their towns and cities.

Which sustainability goals do people in Germany find more important: Animal welfare?

Adding crushed volcanic rock to cropland could play a key role in removing carbon from the air.

More extreme heat and bigger populations will dramatically change energy use in American cities by 2050, driving up the amount of electricity used to cool urban buildings per unit of floor area by at least 20% in some areas, according to research published Oct. 18 in Nature Communications.

A broad analysis of lake water quality across the United States reveals human-driven climate change is increasing risks of high toxin concentrations from algal blooms in U.S. lakes, posing increasing hazards to people and wild and domestic animals, including dogs.

A new study, using a first-of-its-kind approach to analyze satellite imagery from boreal forests over the last three decades, found that fire may be changing the face of the region in a way researchers did not previously anticipate.

The West Antarctic Ice Sheet will continue to increase its rate of melting over the rest of the century, no matter how much we reduce fossil fuel use, according to British Antarctic Survey (BAS) research published this week in the journal Nature Climate Change. 

A new study finds that climate change has become a significant factor in the formation of El Niños.

Exposure to a large-scale disaster, such as a tsunami, impacts population health over a decade later.