First Nations people started trading 'trepang', or sea cucumber, in the 1700s, and now these tiny marine animals may help ...

A newly released pesticide usage map paints a troubling picture of chemical reliance in the United States. This data-rich ...

The risk of the catastrophic flooding that struck Texas Hill Country as people slept on July 4 and left at least 120 dead was ...

States facing the highest risk, with regions noted, include eastern Oklahoma; Western Arkansas; far northeast Texas; northeastern Virginia; far eastern West Virginia; Maryland; Delaware; southeastern ...

FEMA flood maps are essential tools for identifying flood risks, but they have significant coverage gaps, and politics can ...

Hurricane Katrina is the deadliest flood event in the U.S. in the past 25 years. The storm crashed into the Gulf Coast and ...

Experts say climate change is making extreme weather events more frequent and severe, but that our attitudes and actions haven't kept up ...

Dr Neumann said it is difficult to give early warning in flash floods driven by rainfall, because they can ‘happen in a matter of minutes’, and even when forecasters can tell that a thunderstorm will ...

The most significant policy adjustment will require nondisabled adults without dependents to fulfill work requirements until they reach age 64 to qualify for aid, up from the current cutoff age of 54.