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As climate change ravages the Golden State, earthquakes could become the least of residents' concerns.

Massive seaweed infestations are killing sea turtles and befouling beaches across the Caribbean—and scientists say it's just the beginning.

In Darwin’s theory, parents pass traits down to their children and the best survive. David Quammen’s new book explains a more complicated process.

The president's tweets are baffling experts. Here's a theory about which "bad environmental laws" he's talking about.

A plan to turn carbon dioxide into liquid fuel sounds great in theory, but poses a number of problems.

The sleep drug doesn't cause racism, but it can inhibit self-restraint.

Scientists are tearing their hair out over baseless myths about the erupting volcano in Hawaii.

Republicans claim the EPA chief is a "victim" of political attacks—an insult to actual victims of Pruitt's policies.

A new book on Renaissance mathematics makes a bold case.

The Oklahoma senator's ideas and acolytes are permeating the agency.

Cleaning up the ocean will require an international agreement on par with the Paris climate accord.

How the Trump administration made Texas Congressman Lamar Smith's dreams come true

Stephen Hawking was one of many male scientists described as geniuses, a term rarely bestowed on their female peers.

Obama issued a rule to help confused consumers. His successor killed it.