Research suggests mental health disorders can spread socially. It's hard to prove, but “exposures” might drive awareness.

Traditional irrigation canals, or acequias, could help balance the water supply during droughts — if they are protected.

Radio became the one form of communication left in rural North Carolina after Helene took out power and cell service.

As dams built in the mid-20th century age and risk failure during major rainstorms, rural areas consider hard choices.

Other researchers are investigating conflict’s impacts on migration and health. But connecting the dots between armed conflict and health is not straightforward. Although researchers are finding ways ...

A federal judge last month handed a major victory to opponents of water fluoridation, capping a seven-year legal battle over whether the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has failed to protect the ...

This year, the New Mexico Water Quality Control Commission held a hearing in Santa Fe to seek public input on regulating wastewater discharge from the oil and gas industry. It ended up dealing a blow ...

In “The Burning Earth,” historian Sunil Amrith chronicles civilization’s fraught relationship with the natural world.