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Many grassland bird species in the Bakken shale region, including some seriously declining populations, are displaced from their habitats as a result...

Do you know what to do the moment the ground starts shaking? Drop, Cover, and Hold On! Be prepared and join millions of people participating in the...

Land change happens in the course of human civilization. Since prehistoric times, people have indelibly changed the land to advance human goals — by...

No time seems more fitting than now – with the epic drought in California and major flooding from a nor’easter and Hurricane Joaquin – to pay tribute...

Drought has left the West parched and thirsty. Families, businesses, and farmers all need water, as do fish, wildlife, and their habitats.

The East Coast of the United States is dealing with dual storm systems—Hurricane Joaquin and a nor’easter moving through the Carolinas. Both storm...

Citizen science — scientific work undertaken by members of the general public, usually in collaboration with scientific institutions — is a grassroots...

Highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI), commonly referred to as bird flu, is making its way across North America.

When the next hurricane heads toward a coastal community in the United States, residents and emergency managers busily readying for the storm will...

A magnitude 8.3 earthquake struck in Chile on Sept 16, 2015 at 7:54 p.m. Chile time. (6:54 p.m. EDT)