Scientists warn that the world's sea ice - the frozen ocean water at the North and South Poles - has plunged to a record low.

Peatlands are important — the UN Environment Programme estimates as much as 600 billion tonnes of carbon are stored there, as decaying organic material gets trapped inside a water-rich environment.

But scientists warn that the world's sea ice – the frozen ocean water at the North and South Poles – has plunged to a record ...

Central New York is getting blasted with lake effect snow today that’s coming from as far as 600 miles away. Swirling winds ...

ST. PETERSBURG ― The tram was halted as a small, slithery black snake scurried across the Boyd Hill Nature Preserve trail. “I’ve been out here for the last year, pretty much every week,” Nancy Norton, ...

According to the department, the money will go to the nonprofit Watershed Agricultural Council, which works with local farmers and landowners to support environmental agricultural and forestry ...

Education: Michigan State University, B.A. in International Relations John Hudson is a reporter at The Washington Post covering the State Department and national security. He was part of the team ...

Yarmouth Select Board approved renaming the new combined park as Chase Brook Park. Spring town meeting will be asked to ...

The Town of North Hempstead updated its zoning code to clear the way for more development in its waterfront business district ...

Night - Cloudy. Winds NE at 6 mph (9.7 kph). The overnight low will be 35 °F (1.7 °C). Flurries with a high of 35 °F (1.7 °C) and a 80% chance of precipitation. Winds variable at 5 to 6 mph (8 ...

Night - Flurries with a 61% chance of precipitation. Winds variable at 5 to 7 mph (8 to 11.3 kph). The overnight low will be 13 °F (-10.6 °C). Cloudy with a high of 24 °F (-4.4 °C) and a 49% ...

JRA educators will lead students in conducting abiotic water quality testing, sampling biotic species and learning about the James River and Chesapeake Bay watersheds. Students will also kayak on ...