Van Wedeen strokes his half-gray beard and leans toward his computer screen, scrolling through a cascade of files. We’re sitting in a windowless library, surrounded by speckled boxes of old letters, ...

In Borneo, where El Niño is fueling devastating wildfires, critically endangered orangutans are becoming burn victims.

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California is the latest state to pass a law making it easier to install balcony-friendly solar panels. Renewable energy experts think the new technology is about to take off.

A new class of medicines offers steadier protection with fewer injections, while gene therapy is beginning to test the promise of a one-time treatment.

Scientists say the Kelvin wave could be dangerous for people—and deadly for wildlife—as it travels up the California coast.

Could the aviator's lost Lockheed Electra be submerged on a tropical island? A group of adventurers is about to find out.

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