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Light winds and lower temperatures are in the forecast to help firefighters with wildfires in eastern Washington state that have forced the evacuation of 60,000 people in the Spokane area.

Some 27 million metric tons of self-sustaining sargassum have been recorded in the Atlantic, Caribbean and Gulf of Mexico in July, according to a report released Friday by the University of South Florida's Optical Oceanography Lab.

Birds are not only wondrous creatures that live amongst us, they're also an essential part of life on Earth - helping grow food, keeping pests at bay and spreading seeds. But more than half of migratory bird populations are declining globally. ...

After years of battles over its use -- and a long-running drought -- states that rely on the Colorado River are facing the prospect of further cutbacks. Years of gridlock among the states prompted the federal government to step in. A new blueprint .. ...

Dr. Anthony Fauci, the face of America's COVID response, repeatedly invoked his Fifth Amendment right before a Senate committee on Wednesday. The hearing, chaired by Republican Sen. Rand Paul, was meant to probe the origins of COVID-19 and whether .. ...

Crews are battling to control wildfires that have spread rapidly across parts of Europe, forcing the evacuation of more than 330,000 people in France, Spain and Portugal. Fifteen deaths have been reported and nearly half a million acres have burned. ...

The flames were being fanned by strong winds in the area, which were hampering firefighting efforts.

Sen. Rand Paul of Kentucky subpoenaed Dr. Anthony Fauci to appear before a Senate committee Wednesday. It's part of Paul's yearslong accusations that the now-retired infectious disease expert had lied about the pandemic, something Fauci has called . ...

A new report is detailing the impact of cuts to USAID and the program known as PEPFAR, which has been credited with saving over 26 million lives since 2003. The study from the HIV/AIDS non-profit amfAR found that more than 1,700 treatment sites have ...

Public health concerns are widening as cyclosporiasis cases surge and a salmonella outbreak across 17 states has many Americans raising concerns about U.S. food safety. Back-to-back cases where people are getting sick from food have put many on edge. ...