BACK in 1973, the Philippines must have been the only country in the world with a policy on population embodied in the Constitution, which says: “It shall be the responsibility of the State to achieve ...

Climate change, war and mismanagement are putting Iran’s water supply under major strain, experts have warned. The Middle Eastern country has faced years of intense drought, which scientists have ...

The story of a wildflower that adapted to a severe drought in California raises hopes that evolution will come to the rescue ...

In many iconic sci-fi and fantasy films, the narrative often transcends the surface-level spectacle of explosions, robots, ...

A newly published database includes hundreds of plaques, signs and pamphlets the National Park Service has flagged for review ...

An analysis of dozens of previously published studies reveals people systematically underestimate their own vulnerability to climate threats.

A new study shows heat waves increasingly trigger sudden, severe droughts across the world as the planet warms ...

A team of Moroccan and international researchers has produced the first near-complete, chromosome-scale genome of the argan tree, a development expected to advance conservation and breeding efforts ...

In northern latitudes and high altitudes, permafrost stays frozen year-round, holding mountain summits together. As global temperatures rise, much of it thaws, loosening soil and increasing landslide ...

What about an oral birth control pill for deer, which could be distributed on stands for them that would be safe for other ...

In 2024 extreme rain and floods hit the Spanish region of Valencia, killing more than 230 people in the country. Now a new study shows climate change made it even worse The study shows that, because ...