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Above photo: Community volunteers transport water during relief efforts at the American Legion Bingo Hall after tragic flooding in Kerrville, Texas, on July 8, 2025. Brandon Bell / Getty Images.

Firefighters and Prescribed Burn Association members prepare at Pacific Union College Forest in Angwin, California on May 15, 2025. State agency CAL FIRE has commonly received federal help in the past from USFS. Justin Sullivan / Getty Images

More than one-quarter of United States Forest Service (USFS) firefighting positions are vacant, creating shortages as extreme conditions lead to

In a landmark finding, the United Nations’ top court on Wednesday issued an advisory opinion stating that a “clean, healthy and sustainable environment” is a human right.

In a landmark finding, the United Nations' top court on Wednesday issued an advisory opinion stating that a “clean, healthy and sustainable environment” is a human right.

The underground fungi networks that help sustain Earth's ecosystems are in need of urgent conservation action, according to researchers from the

Above photo: Creative (not AI) image shows children on a road to a city, impacted by climate change and pollution. piyaset / Getty Images Plus.

World hunger fell overall last year, but continued to rise in most of Africa and western Asia, according to a new report — The State of Food Security

The Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) is home to many species of rare and endangered wildlife, such as mountain gorillas, eastern lowland gorillas and bonobos.

Researchers created this composite image of their submersible deep in the Mariana Trench. Institute of Deep-sea Science and Engineering / Chinese Academy of Sciences