New research out of the western U.S. suggests dams and ponds built by beavers can slow floods, store water and even create green firebreaks in wildfire-prone landscapes.

The medical world relies on horseshoe crab blood in the production of vaccines and equipment. A synthetic is available, but companies have been slow to adopt it.

Architect Brian Stark wants to tackle the country's affordable housing crisis — one shipping container at a time.

Scientists in Svalbard in race to study polar microbes as global heating threatens fragile glacial ecosystems

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Dave Grohl was seen volunteering on his birthday, cooking meals for families impacted by the L.A. wildfires.

Pasadena Humane is a donor-supported, nonprofit organization that provides animal care and services for homeless and owned animals in the Greater Los Angeles Area.

Marc Mousseau of the Canadian Interagency Forest Fire Centre says the crews arrived in the state Thursday.

The federal government’s deference to agriculture industry interests has put the US at risk of a public health crisis.

Small-scale telecommunications networks and utilities on a remote Pacific island are up against what US intelligence agencies say is an unprecedented Chinese cyberwar plan.