North Atlantic right whales’ habits in Cape Cod Bay have shifted significantly over the past 20 years, as the critically endangered population spends more time in the bay because of climate change, according to new research.
New green building standards are giving rise to a phenomenon researchers call "environmental gentrification" — an "elite, white waterfront for the young and wealthy" that's pricing out other residents.
Environmental experts and activists are sounding the alarm on Boston's air quality, with high asthma rates as an economic boom fuels the region's worsening traffic congestion.
As hunger and climate change threaten parts of Africa, two bean "gene banks" on the continent are pursuing "super" beans that are bred to resist drought conditions.
