In a video interview, the director of the Pandemic Center at Brown’s School of Public Health explains why another pandemic is on the horizon — and why that needn’t induce panic.

There’s a saying that in a big city you are never more than six feet away from a rat. It’s an urban myth but scientists are warning that cities across the US and beyond are becoming far rattier, and t ...

Climate change and efforts to curb it by moving away from fossil fuels are both threatening the rights and livelihood of Sami ...

As of January 13, close to 100,000 people are under evacuation orders ... have been the most significant contributor to climate change. The hearings begin a week after developing nations denounced ...

People walk on a street with slush in New Orleans, Louisiana, the United States, on Jan. 22, 2025. A rare winter storm, known ...

Real estate and climate change now go hand-in-hand. As temperatures and sea levels continue to rise, many homes face some ...

With so much bad news about climate change lately, is it too late for the world to tackle the problem? Professor Felix Dodds and Chris Spence review the current state-of-play.

TARIME District Commissioner Edward Gowele has urged leaders and public servants to proactively address people’s complaints against the government by ensuring efficient service delivery and resolving ...

The back-and-forth over the freeze order has many LI nonprofits bewildered over whether their federal funds will be cut.

A chaotic back-and-forth over President Donald Trump’s freeze on federal grants and loans has farmers, activists, ...

Researchers say that long-term exposure to high levels of air pollution, particularly wildfire smoke, is linked to dementia.

Scientists say the unfolding El Niño event superimposed on long-term global warming is a primary driver of this huge spike in ...