Forty-six heat-related deaths have been reported this year. Some were unhoused. To address the heat, Clark County has opened ...

As communities across the West keep a close eye on water supplies and wildfire risk, a new federal drought forecast ...

A new generation of small nuclear reactors is poised to come online in the next few years. Not everyone is as supportive as ...

Iran's parliament is reviewing a plan to ban ships linked to the U.S., Israel and other "hostile countries" from transiting ...

Earlier this year ICE arrested 600 immigrants over a two week period. Most migrants had no criminal records and, since then, ...

A 2023 Supreme Court ruling removed Clean Water Act protections for wetlands. The Trump administration is moving to weaken remaining rules. Some states are passing their own clear water laws in ...

NPR's science podcast rounds up new studies about a wandering black hole, humans' ability to detect AI-generated text, and the impact of cougars on vehicle-deer collisions.

Researchers and geologists from Idaho, Nevada and Wyoming are using AI to digitize data on critical minerals and put it in a ...

Snails are slimy. But there's more to that goo of theirs than meets the eye. It's a fact that may help inspire the creation of new materials.

President Trump's proposed arch in Memorial Circle would intrude on dozens of nearby sites, says the National Park Service. But there's been minimal discussion of alternate locations.

Living in the desert is "not for everybody," says Watkins. Her home, in the Mojave Desert near Death Valley, is staggeringly ...

A continued boycott of the World Cup poses a big threat to FIFA, keeping President Gianni Infantino under intense pressure to ...