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Davis was a public intellectual best known for his book City of Quartz and other searing critiques of capitalism, corruption and environmental degradation.

Climate change is transforming the Arctic, and putting indigenous communities in Alaska at risk.

A new study on mice shows that luck in early life can determine success as an adult, especially when competition is high.

With increased car and foot traffic, the ground underneath the Tidal Basin — home to memorials to Thomas Jefferson, FDR and MLK Jr. — is sinking. As sea levels rise, the walkways flood daily.

Stacy Jupiter works with the people of Fiji to protect the oceans. Two of her most important life lessons came from the Peace Corps: 1) listen and 2) nothing ever goes according to plan.

President Bush visits an estuary in Wells, Maine, to mark Earth Day, an event observed since 1970 to highlight environmental-conservation efforts. The president said his administration is tough on polluters but friendly to industry as well. Democratic challenger John Kerry took a far dimmer view of Bush's environmental record. NPR's Don Gonyea reports.

Members of the Ho-Chunk nation in Wisconsin are part of an effort to widen the circle of professionals and volunteers tending to the earth and passing along their knowledge to others.

When you watch Rivian’s promotional videos, their electric vehicles are always speeding across the beach, winding through a forest, or heading to some…

After years of lobbying and waiting, Illinois State University students will finally have access to recycling at their off-campus apartments starting next…

Trees not only help slow the effects of climate change but also help clean and cool the air around them.