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How do scientists monitor the populations of the threatened California red-legged frog? With careful listening and a little help from AI.

Bavarian palaces, imperial tombs in China and memorials to Khmer Rouge victims are among the sites being recognized by the United Nations agency.

A small, hairy, toxic version of the cucumbers found in the produce aisle does have an advantage over its more palatable cousins — a feat of ballistic seed dispersal.

An experimental technique that patches defective DNA with donated genetic material helped families at risk of passing rare illnesses to their children.

Abrahm Lustgarten says the undermining of science, and cuts to FEMA and NOAA, at a time when erratic weather is making disasters more common, should be "extraordinarily concerning" to us.

Scientists are finding ways to minimize the effects of aging on the brain. Here are some ways to keep it healthy.

With 101 people still missing after the July 4 flash flood, the focus turns to local lakes, and what may be buried in them.

The National Climate Assessment is the most influential source of information about climate change in the United States.

Underground trains are incredibly susceptible to flooding from climate-driven extreme rain and sea level rise. Cities around the world are racing to adapt their transit systems.

After years of polluting by the water industry, a report planned for release in the coming days could lead to tightened regulation while also prompting an expensive modernization drive.