Researchers say bird populations are declining across every habitat, but the worst declines are in grassland birds and shorebirds. Scientists blame drastic changes in bird migration paths on invasive species, new land use, pollution and climate change. Ti...

The climate cycles that have driven mass extinctions, are shortening and becoming more severe. The species that can adapt to environmental changes survive, while others simply die off. CBS Reports travels to the Galapagos Islands, a living laboratory in t...

This weekend's flooding in Kentucky is a reminder of nature's power, and how it can be amplified by climate change. According to climate risk modeling company First Street, climate change could cause a $1.4 trillion loss in property value over the coming...

The Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists made the annual announcement citing threats that include climate change, proliferation of nuclear weapons and instability in the Middle East.

Before temperatures dip to single digits, the cranberry bogs at the Lee Brothers Cranberry Farm in South Jersey will have to be flooded to keep the fragile buds from drying out amid unprecedented drought conditions. Elaine Quijano explains.

To help narrow the substantial gap between what's needed and what governments can provide, there’s an increasing push to use something called blended finance to raise public funds.

The COP29 climate conference in Azerbaijan ran into overtime as negotiators from nearly 200 countries struggled to reach consensus on the climate funding plan for the next decade.

UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres told world leaders that the world was in the 'final countdown' to limit the rise in temperatures to 1.5 C.

Climate scientists say 2024 is likely to be the hottest year ever on record. The announcement comes just ahead of the COP29 climate summit. Tina Kraus reports.

Transportation is a lifeline, but experts say it's aging, underfunded and unable to withstand more frequent and intense extreme weather events. And if changes aren't made quickly, the EPA says the costs will be "steep," with hundreds of billions of dollar...

Levi's Stadium, home of the San Francisco 49ers, is growing an organic farm on the rooftop, harvesting all kinds of produce for concert-goers and football fans alike. The "Faithful Farm" is a strategy to sustainably grow and serve food on the premises. An...

One of the driest places on Earth, the Sahara Desert, has flooded after torrential rainfall in southeastern Morocco last month. The area received more than a year's worth of rainfall in two days.

The price of one litre of olive oil hit $16.40 in Canada in August, an increase from the nearly $13 it cost a year ago, but experts say prices could soon come down.

Fracking has become a big talking point in the presidential election. But while it has helped boost U.S. energy production, studies have shown it's also linked to a number of environmental and human health issues, including childhood leukemia. Here's what...

Polls show the public wants Congress to do more about climate change, but many elected officials vote against ideas to address the problem. World leaders will meet in New York City Tuesday to discuss climate change at the U.N. David Schechter reports.