Efforts to save water because of a drought can disproportionately affect low-income families, researchers report.

Meat alternatives are getting lots of press and investment, but expert David Lobell isn't anticipating a big impact on sustainability.

Reusable take-out containers can reduce plastic waste, emissions, and costs, but only if customers buy into the idea and return them.

"Our study provides strong evidence that daily temperature plays a meaningful role in gun violence fluctuations."

Many at-risk nursing homes may be inadequately prepared for hurricane-related flooding in certain coastal regions, a new study shows.

Summer heatwaves and low dissolved oxygen have been deadly for northern bay scallops and have led the fishery to collapse in New York state.

New research could eventually lead to better earthquake models on strike-slip faults, regions with frequent and major earthquakes.

Pulses are a climate-friendly source of protein, but research finds that people lack awareness of this category of food.

Even hikers, not hunters, prompt many animals to find new ground in Glacier National Park, research indicates.

Too much rain and more days of extreme heat may take a toll on the breeding success of songbirds, a new study finds.