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Dozens of the invasive behemoths, descended from 4 imported by the 1980s drug lord, are thriving in the region around his former ranch. Colombia wants to ship some of them to Mexico and India.

With research projects on hold due to social distancing guidelines, many scientists are being forced to decide what to do with the creatures that they study.

Christo Vladimirov Javacheff, who went by Christo, was a conceptual artist known for wrapping buildings and other large landmarks in fabric. He died Sunday at his home in New York City.

The Sierra Club is blasting the Illinois Pollution Control Board for what it calls permissive emissions standards for a Tazewell County coal fired power…

Mongolia is undergoing a dramatic transformation from a pastoral society to one whose economy is based on mining, especially copper and coal. With the change has come opportunity — and loss.

Many towns in California are turning to goats... nature's own walking trash disposals...to help clean up dry brush and other vegetation in fire-prone areas. NPR's Ina Jaffe reports from Laguna Beach, where the animals have been used for about a decade. The goats are about five times cheaper than a human crew...and are able to go where people and heavy machinery can't.

Tucked away in a remote desert town, a hidden vault safeguards Chile's most precious natural treasures. From long-forgotten flowers to endangered crops.

Archbishop Wilton Gregory, who will be the first Black American Catholic cardinal, talks about the historic nature of his position, the political issues that inform his work in the church and more.

The new fee is intended to encourage the oil and gas industry to lower emissions of methane and thereby avoid paying.

The nuclear energy industry is having trouble competing against cheaper natural gas and renewable energy. So it's begun touting its low greenhouse gas emissions as it seeks public subsidies.