A brutal heat wave across the eastern United States trapped millions of people in sweltering air this week with record-high ...

Sweltering heat happens every summer, but to get close to the bar of a state's all-time hottest temperature usually takes a heat wave that's on another level.

Scientists say the bees' temperament is to ward off predators. But unsuspecting humans will find them to be aggressive, ...

For 150 million people across the United States, humidity surged to levels higher than Miami late Monday. Maps show where.

Several of Mount Rainier’s glaciers are already gone, experts say, and others aren’t far behind. The News Tribune asked what ...

The final image captured by the recently decommissioned Landsat 7 satellite shows how "Sin City" has nearly doubled in size ...

New York’s Central Park tied a record high of 96 degrees for the date Monday, which was set in 1888. In neighboring New ...

New York City also felt the heat, tying its longstanding daily record of 96 degrees for the date, set in 1888 in Central Park ...

Using within-county variation in weather, we estimate the effect of daily temperature on annual income in United States counties over a 40-year period. We find that this single environmental parameter ...

Nearly two dozen state geological surveys depend heavily on federal funds. A proposed budget cut could slow or stop key ...