RALEIGH – North Carolina State University researchers used satellite imagery and field sensors to estimate worldwide changes in plant leaf growth due to global warming. The researchers found that ...

In a world where biodiversity loss, invasive species, and habitat fragmentation continue to stress natural areas, it is more important than ever to restore imperiled waterways to healthy, thriving ...

If you’ve tuned into our weather forecasts, you’ve probably heard the term “burn scar” thrown around, especially on rainy days. But let’s back up– what actually is a burn scar?

Why do we love statistics? Well, they help simplify multifaceted issues in terms that are more easily understood. So often studies use abstract notions that would be better explained in simpler terms, ...

Electric utilities have been under intense scrutiny in recent years, plagued with questions about reliability because of expansive power outages and facing potential culpability for sparking damaging ...

The two wildfires burning in northern Arizona were both ignited by lightning strikes, but the vegetation fueling the blazes can lead to different wildfire characteristics and response strategies from ...

A: Bay Area residents here in 1991 remember the catastrophic firestorm that ravaged the Oakland Hills that October, killing 25 people and consuming 2.5 square miles of mostly residential neighborhoods ...