The emerald ash borer is a catastrophic threat to the forests of the Blue Ridge, but local ecologists believe their work is helping save the tree from extinction.

A notorious 2003 heatwave caused tens of thousands of deaths across Europe.

Warming temperatures and rising acidity are wreaking havoc on marine ecosystems and contributing to extreme weather events around the world.

Duke Energy Carolinas has lowered its proposed residential rate increase after North Carolina Attorney General Jeff Jackson filed objections, arguing the original request was too costly for families.The company announced Monday that it is reducing its proposed residential rate increase from 18% to 11.6%.

The N.C. Coastal Resources Commission's Science Panel draft report was released as the state Senate is considering rolling back the long-standing ban on structures like seawalls and groins along the coast. The scientists warned policymakers to be cautious about changes.

Native communities in Oregon have been able to restore a more than 200-acre estuary that was once a dairy farm.

Mona Khalil died Friday after an Israeli airstrike hit her beachside home two weeks ago. She's credited with creating a conservation movement in southern Lebanon to protect sea turtle nesting grounds.

Why do some butterflies live for months while others survive only weeks? Tufts University researcher Jessica Foley explains what Heliconius butterflies can teach us about aging.

Loons, beloved American waterbirds, face threats from climate change and pollution. An oil spill settlement funds a new phone app helping non-scientists to aid research on these birds.

A new study looks at one of the most prolific pathogens in human history — the plague.