The pandemic recession has reduced US energy demand, roiling budgets in states that are major fossil fuel producers. But politics and culture can impede efforts to look beyond oil, gas and coal.

Hurricane Harvey destroyed the fishing infrastructure of Aransas Bay and reduced fishing by 80% over the following year. This removed humans from the trophic cascade and whole food webs changed.

Ideally everyone could get tested frequently for the coronavirus. No state is close to achieving this, but some are doing better than others. What are the challenges in meeting demand for testing?

Thanks to climate change, Texas will soon face the driest conditions in 1,000 years, researchers report.

The recent spike in new coronavirus cases in the US is not due to a second wave, but simply the virus moving into new populations or surging in places that opened up too soon.

Texas hospitals are filling up with new COVID-19 cases, and many of the people falling ill are young.

Texas hospitals are filling up with new COVID-19 cases, and many of the people falling ill are young.

The lawsuit alleges two Weather Channel workers hit a storm spotter while chasing a tornado.

One of the highest prizes for mathematics is awarded to Prof Karen Uhlenbeck for her ground-breaking work.