U.S. & World

As ice melts, water temperature changes, impacting ocean currents and sea life around the globe.

The algae that grows on patches of ice in Antarctica alters the albedo — or the ice’s reflectivity — enough to make the entire planet warm faster.

U.S. health officials plan to phase out petroleum-based colors from the nation’s food supply. The move would trigger an overhaul of scores of products on U.S. grocery store shelves. The plan was announced Tuesday afternoon by Food and Drug Administration Commissioner Marty Makary. The FDA currently allows 36 color additives, including eight synthet...

Gov. Maura Healey doubled down on her support for Harvard University as it sues the Trump administration over a freeze of federal funding.

Three federal prosecutors have chosen to resign instead of admitting wrongdoing following suspensions over their handling of the now-dropped federal corruption case against New York City Mayor Eric Adams.

As a Fox News host, Hegseth expressed outrage over Clinton’s private server. Now, he’s shrugging off his own actions, blaming reporters and leakers.

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NOAA research shows it would take the average tree more than 1500 years to sequester the amount of carbon dioxide a whale can in a single year.

Arborists are hoping to transform vacant land on Detroit’s eastside by planting giant sequoias, the world’s largest trees.

A Florida man has been arrested for attacking an 11-year-old girl because he believed she’d thrown eggs at his home in an incident caught on video.

Walt Disney World on Monday announced that starting in 2026, qualifying children will be able to eat for free.

NFL Green has implemented recycling programs, conservation projects, and more. And it’s not stopping there.

Instagram’s Edits app includes background replacement, automatic captioning and artificial intelligence tools that can turn images into video.