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Diet, exercise and sleep are fundamental to our health, but so it our relationship to light. A massive, new study suggests light-driven disruption can take years off our lives.

The announcement comes just days after NPR revealed the administration had secretly rewritten safety and environmental standards.

Several big farm groups, traditionally hostile to environmental regulations, are now working with environmental advocates in support of farmer-friendly actions to reduce carbon emissions.

Interior Secretary Gale Norton announces that after decades of trying to stop the loss of wetlands, the country has finally succeeded. But Norton's wetlands report has been criticized as misleading; it counts manmade reservoirs and ponds created for storm runoff.

Lawmakers on Capitol Hill recently got a crash course in quantum science. The technology poses a range of threats and opportunities.

Critics say the U.S. has been unwilling to push for measures in a global agreement that would drive big cuts in plastic waste.

A local regulatory body has filed a civil suit against the Southern California Gas Co. alleging negligence over the ongoing natural gas leak near Porter Ranch in Los Angeles.

Writer David Taylor's trip down a dirty river in suburban Dallas led to a new understanding of nature. He lends Debbie Elliot his views on how Texans relate to the environment. He edited the new book Pride of Place.

NPR's Nathan Rott speaks with William Tsutsui about Godzilla Minus One, the latest entry into one of the most iconic movie monster franchises.

By breeding and migrating earlier, some birds are adapting to climate change. But it's probably not happening fast enough for some species to survive, according to new research.