As the president’s April 22 climate summit draws near, the federal action plan should focus on the enormous opportunities for emissions reductions in the food system.

Research shows that a range of structural factors, including exploitative labor relations and police corruption, compel and solicit dangerous driving behavior.

Movements of winds in the Southern Hemisphere may be the key to waxing and waning of ice ages, says a new study.

Hospitalizations from many causes rise for older U.S. adults rise in the days following big storms, a new study confirms.

New research suggests that photosynthetic green algae also eat bacteria on a previously unsuspected scale.

Battery storage can help protect medically vulnerable households as extreme weather makes power outages more commonplace.

Is a failure of wind power really behind the blackouts? How can we make sure this doesn’t happen again? Earth Institute scholars have answers to these questions and more.

Pollen seasons are 20 days longer and present 21 percent more pollen than in 1990, according to a new study.

Unfortunately, growing urban emissions mean that the reprieve may only be temporary.

For her work toward charting the global ocean floor, scientist Vicki Ferrini has been named by the Explorer Club as one of 50 people changing the world.