Sustainability

Hundreds of millions of people lack access to safe water and sanitation. Will the first U.N. conference on water in nearly 50 years make a difference?

Ocean animals are growing sicker from ingesting too much plastic

Bailouts mean customers’ deposits are safe, but the Silicon Valley Bank’s demise has sparked concern about future investment in small tech companies

The historic High Seas Treaty aims to preserve marine biodiversity in what has been considered the “Wild West” of the oceans while still encouraging research

The grasslands of India and elsewhere do not need to have economic value to be worth studying and preserving

A thin film can switch from releasing heat to trapping it, and wrapping the coating around buildings could make them more energy-efficient

Improvements in how scientists measure plate movement and detect places where stress is building allow them to recognize areas where the likelihood of an earthquake is high

Gas stoves produce emissions that can harm human health and the environment. Experts answer questions about the dangers and how to limit them

In 2022 the world’s population hit the eight-billion mark. But such milestones could top out by the end of the century

As part of the push to electrify government fleets, employees at three national forests will test out Ford F-150 Lightnings for field operations in rugged and remote areas

Grants to Indigenous tribes in the U.S. totaling $75 million are the first from a new voluntary relocation program aimed at climate risks

The World Meteorological Organization warns that climate-related shortages in water resources could affect two thirds of the world’s population by midcentury and will be felt unevenly