"Almost a million stillbirths a year can be attributed to air pollution, according to the first global study. The research estimated that almost half of stillbirths could be linked to exposure to pollution particles smaller than 2.5 microns (PM2.5), mostly produced from the burning of fossil fuels."

"An island community moved to the mainland. Now the fast-rising sea is following — a warning for the rest of the East Coast."

"Most Hopi grow corn with only the precipitation that falls on their fields, but two decades of drought have some of them testing the waters of irrigation and hoping they can preserve other customs with their harvests."

"Black people like nature, too. But you wouldn’t know it from looking at outdoor magazines — at least not before Outdoor Afro got started."

"The world’s population is projected to hit an estimated 8 billion people on Tuesday, according to a United Nations projection, with much of the growth coming from developing nations in Africa."

"The Global Shield might be one answer to helping peril-prone nations defend themselves against the rising dangers of climate change."

"The climate change generation is saying officials are talking too much, listening too little and acting even less. And they are fed up."

"The National Park Service dropped an unusual warning recently, urging visitors to stop licking toads."