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A new analysis of historical jet stream behavior reveals that increases in jet stream waviness accounted for 55-71% of winter ...

The Founding Fathers who gathered in Philadelphia to adopt the Declaration of Independence on July 4, 1776 picked a nice day ...

The vanilla species grown for its flavoring is finicky. Genes from its wild relatives could help make it hardier — but not if those cousins go extinct.

A new book traces the environmental collapse of a crucial ecosystem and how its return could fight climate change.

Scientists warn against directly attributing individual weather events to climate change: these episodes happen regardless. ...

Swiss Re, a reinsurance provider, has drawn on its expertise in natural catastrophe risk to identify critical lessons from ...

Wildfires, Allianz Commercial offers valuable insight into one of the fastest-growing natural perils globally. While the ...

In 1978, renowned ecologist Dan Janzen jumped into a ravine in Costa Rica, broke three ribs, and spent the first month of the ...

Longer growing seasons may sound beneficial. Trees may take up more carbon and offer better shade. But there are downsides. A ...

Remarkable contrast, once again, between near-record warmth inland & mountains but near or cooler than average coast in May-June ...