For decades, researchers have focused on the problem of overgrazing, in which expanding herds of cattle and other livestock ...

Across cities and suburbs, a curious pattern keeps turning up in aerial photos and field surveys alike: trees that stand closest to cell towers are often the ones that look the sickest. Their crowns ...

New research from USC shows that variations in underground temperature and sediment thickness segment the Main Marmara Fault ...

The FOMC cut the federal funds rate by a quarter-point, but that's unlikely to cause 30-year mortgage rates to fall by the same amount. The December rate cut might be advantageous for builders and ...

2025 was the third hottest year on record, but thousands of cities saw record heat and one broke a record for cold.

Worldwide, millions of people live in river deltas that are sinking faster than sea levels are rising, research suggests.

In recent years, certificate of deposit (CD) interest rates reached historic highs, due, in large part, to the Federal Reserve pushing up its benchmark rate to try and temper inflation. As the ...

Some of the world’s biggest megacities are located in river deltas threatened by subsidence due to excessive groundwater ...

The Federal Reserve cut interest rates by 25 basis points at the conclusion of its two-day meeting on Wednesday, marking the central bank's third cut of the year. Fed ...

The Federal Reserve on Wednesday cut its benchmark interest rate by 0.25 percentage points, bringing the federal funds rate to its lowest level in more than three years. The reduction lowers the ...

• The Federal Reserve cut interest rates Wednesday by a quarter point as expected, lowering borrowing costs for the third time this year. • Wall Street rallied after Fed Chair Jerome Powell ruled out ...