Canada responded to new U.S. tariffs with levies of its own as the two sides trade blame for collapse of talks.

At least 35,000 excess deaths recorded in Europe’s back-to-back heatwaves: True figure likely to be much higher as it only covers about half of continent and does not include August totals At least 35,000 more people died during Europe’s four record-breaking, back-to-back heatwaves this s...

Jackson said the decision creates a new bind for states and voting rights groups seeking to challenge last-minute election changes. They can be told they sued too early before a final rule is issued, ...

The chief justice’s order turns the president’s illegal ballroom construction project into a fait accompli.

Last fall on Marshyhope Creek, biologists found six female sturgeon that appeared ready to spawn, surprising fish biologists who thought it had vanished from the waterway. Sturgeon have long been prov...

The US science-funding agency is withholding $1 billion of its budget so that the money can go to a special White House project.

As the national debt surpasses $40 trillion, lawmakers may soon be compelled to make some long-deferred choices that will leave few Americans unscathed.

One year ago, President Donald Trump signed a massive bill into law and ripped away clean energy tax credits. Renewables have rolled with the punches.

Whether you call it a "super" El Niño or a "Godzilla" El Niño, the naturally occurring Pacific Ocean warming phenomenon that disrupts global weather patterns is back and packing a punch, at a time whe...

California is hotter than it used to be, and temperatures are expected to keep rising. An extreme heat event is when an area has two or more days and nights of unusually high temperatures. These hot periods are becoming more common and increase the risk of heat related illness for all Californians, especially those with greater heat exposure and heat sensitivity. Heat Ready CA will offer outreach materials and practical resources to help communities:

A groundbreaking study hints at a hazy boundary between “life” and “non-life,” as well as two distinct origins of biology on Earth

Detailed info, map, data, reports, updates about this earthquake: Very strong mag. 6.5 earthquake - 453 km southeast of Lima, Lima Province, Peru, on Thursday, Aug 20, 2026, at 06:00 pm (Universal Ti...