As summer ushers in peak mosquito season, health and vector control officials are bracing for the possibility of another year ...

The 940-page “One Big Beautiful Bill Act,” as it’s formally titled, has consumed Congress as its shared priority with the ...

Celebrity couple Timothée Chalamet and Kylie Jenner sparked outrage when they took a private jet on a getaway to Puerto Rico.

Plants and trees send their roots into the ground to soak up water and nutrients from the soil. Until now, scientists ...

Puerto Rico is particularly vulnerable to climate disasters, but its colonial relationship with the United States prevents it from protecting itself.

A new study revealed certain plants grow "secret" deep root systems to survive tough conditions and quietly trap carbon ...

Beneath the forest floor lies an overlooked secret: many plants grow a second set of roots far deeper than expected sometimes ...

When Hurricane Fiona struck Puerto Rico in 2022, it exposed the vulnerabilities of the island's energy infrastructure. Though ...

Swimmers and beachgoers in Florida, South Carolina and North Carolina were urged to use caution when entering the ocean.

Puerto Rico, a territory of the United States, endured 161 days of extreme heat. Without climate change, only 48 would have occurred. “It makes it feel impossible to be outside,” said Charlotte ...

Climate change made both natural disasters worse, said Alex Hall, director of UCLA's Center for Climate Science. With continued use of fossil fuels, climate change makes hurricanes in Puerto Rico ...

Puerto Rico withdrew its $1 billion climate lawsuit against the oil and gas industry on Friday following the Trump administration’s move to block two states from seeking legal damages for ...