A form of harmful air pollution that often can't be plainly observed is now being tracked with a groundbreaking new tool developed by scientists that allows residents to see where it's coming from.

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Fears of climate change are decreasing in the United States, China and many Western countries relative to other concerns, according to a new survey. War, economic hardship and disease were more ...

Scientists have unveiled a map pinpointing the US regions most at risk from climate change catastrophes, which is especially pertinent as wildfires rip through California, with an iconic LA museum ...

Click the downloadable graphic: States at Risk from Coastal Floods In the U.S., coastal floods now happen three times more often than they did 30 years ago — and the frequency and intensity of coastal ...

Abundant worldwide, most fungi are inconspicuous because of the small size of their structures, and their cryptic lifestyles in soil or on dead matter. Fungi include symbionts of plants, animals, or ...

Gardeners and farmers across the U.S. look to plant hardiness zones for guidance on which plants to grow. The U.S. is divided into 13 plant hardiness zones based on the local coldest temperature of ...

Tracy J. Wholf is a senior coordinating producer of climate and environmental coverage for CBS News and Stations, based in New York. Home insurance premiums are intended to be cheaper than what it ...