Java Development Kit (JDK) 26, a planned update to standard Java due March 17, 2026, has reached its second release candidate (RC) stage. The RC is open for critical bug fixes, with the feature set ...

A draft assessment of the health of nature in the United States is grim but shot through with bright spots and possibility. By Catrin Einhorn An unusual outbreak of wildfires in city parks gave ...

The Arthur B. Robinson Center on Climate and Environmental Policy leads the fight against alarmist environmental, energy, and climate policies, while promoting sound solutions grounded in individual ...

People around the world increasingly experience the devastating effects of environmental crises – from extreme weather, food insecurity, and health issues linked to water and air pollution, to the ...

March 5, 2026 • Even when it's freezing and covered in snow, Minnesota's Sax-Zim Bog attracts birders from around the world. They flock there hoping to spot owls, hawks and rare songbirds that spend ...

How do genes and the environment come together to shape animal behavior? Both play important roles. Genes capture the evolutionary responses of prior populations to selection on behavior.

Planet or Plastic? is National Geographic’s multiyear effort to raise awareness about the global plastic trash crisis. Come to this page often to learn more, and find out what you can do to reduce ...

El Niño–Southern Oscillation (ENSO) profoundly affects Australian weather, climate, ecosystems and socio-economic sectors. This Review presents the progress made in understanding ENSO teleconnections ...

Wind is the movement of air from an area of high pressure to an area of low pressure. In fact, wind exists because the sun unevenly heats the surface of the Earth. As hot air rises, cooler air moves ...

A climate-neutral EU by 2050 How EU countries will reach climate neutrality Progress towards climate neutrality A climate-neutral EU by 2050 EU countries are legally committed to fighting climate ...