Nuclear weapons testing has affected every single human on the planet, causing at least 4 million premature deaths from cancer and other diseases over time, according to a new report delving into the ...
The frozen areas of our planet act as a historical record of changes in the atmosphere and climate...
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ABC News' Victor Oquendo on Florida's Turtle Hospital and the state's signature key lime pie....
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Thousands of U.S. flights scheduled for the weekend were canceled as a massive storm began battering large swaths of the country on Saturday, cutting power and turning major highways treacherous with ...
More than 30 million in the South are under a winter storm watch this weekend, from Texas to Tennessee....
For decades researchers in northern Norway had tried to bring back vital kelp forests after overfishing damaged marine ecosystems. Now a simple solution is proving successful....
Donald Trump has renewed global focus on Greenland and the Arctic. Who controls this polar region, and why are power, security and resources at stake?...
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Another Australian summer, another spate of catastrophic wildfires. As DW's Stuart Braun watched the flames rip through Victoria in recent days, he says locals are getting out while they can....
Life is slowly returning to normal in Russia’s far east after what residents are calling a “snow apocalypse.” A powerful cyclone dumped record snowfall on the Kamchatka region, burying homes, blocking...
Keeping warm in the winter isn't easy in Finland, one of Europe's coldest countries. But in one Finnish town, residents are kept toasty warm thanks to cheap, efficient and renewable heat stored in a s...
Here in France, as well as countries including Hungary, Greenland and Germany, some residents have been lucky enough to catch a glimpse of the northern lights. These vibrant scenes are the result of t...
More than 200 million Americans are bracing for an unusually severe winter storm beginning Friday, with forecasts calling for heavy snow and freezing rain. The National Weather Service (NWS) warned th...
A sample of a polymetallic nodule at the Viridian Biometals lab in Pasadena, California. | Photo: Getty Images The Trump administration took the next step toward unilaterally jumpstarting deep-sea min...