A switch from a humid to a dry climate has led the Eastern African Rift Zone to pull apart more freely, new research finds.

When the temperature plunges and the lights go out, staying warm stops being a comfort issue and becomes a safety problem.

For many years, astronomers have been looking for extraterrestrial life. In doing so, astronomers have narrowed their search ...

Abstract: The urban heat island (UHI) effect poses critical challenges to urban sustainability, yet the driving mechanisms of the daytime and nighttime surface urban heat island intensity (SUHII) ...

With literally just hours to go in Phil Murphy’s tenure as governor, his administration adopted the controversial coastal ...

Our planet has experienced dramatic climate shifts throughout its history, oscillating between freezing "icehouse" periods ...

Over two decades after negotiations began, the High Seas Treaty is designed to protect biodiversity in international waters ...

At the beginning of the exoplanet age, the goals were fairly simple. The first was to find as many of them as possible to ...

Abstract: The precise quantification of surface urban heat island intensity (SUHII) is fundamental for understanding the process, causes, and solutions to thermal environmental change. However, the ...

Heating experts are advising homeowners to consider zoned heating as an efficient and budget-friendly way to heat their homes during the winter. The New Year has arrived with an undeniable chill in ...