As the West faces increasingly destructive wildfires, land managers rely on mechanical thinning to reduce hazardous fuels and restore forest health. But one obstacle continues to slow this work down: ...

Global efforts to limit climate change require deep cuts to carbon emissions. However, global emissions are still growing.

Now, the Harpers and their neighbors fear their problems with water could rise up again if the University of Connecticut ...

Vision problems, particularly nearsightedness, have grown more common among American children. Roughly one in four school-age ...

Los Angeles’s trees are in increasingly dire health, according to one measure, weakened by climate, poor planning and a city stretched too thin to adequately care for them. Tree emergencies: A tree ...

Homeowners should periodically inspect their trees for warning signs. Signs of an unhealthy tree include falling bark, abnormal leaves and the presence of fungus or mushrooms. Certain tree species, ...

Most critiques of the nascent “AI personhood” movement have come from the right. Writing for National Review Online in 2017, Wesley J. Smith concluded that artificial intelligence programs are ...

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My career in journalism has been varied and wide-ranging. I’m an author, a documentary maker, a reporter, and my work has sparked four commissions of inquiry in Canada. My touchstone in journalism has ...

In 2002, Crater Lake National Park ecologist Michael Murray thought the park’s majestic whitebark pine trees were as good as gone. An invasive fungus called white pine blister rust was killing the ...

Bodhi Tree Biotechnology Inc. operates as a developer and producer of vegetarian food products and solutions. The company provides plant-based and vegetarian food products designed to promote health ...

Veteran investor Howard Marks said he doesn't see a widespread problem brewing in private credit, but warned that the sector's rapid expansion over the past 15 years could expose weaker lenders when ...