Researchers found that a majority of studies on coastal sea levels underestimated how high water levels are, and hundreds of millions of people are closer to peril than previously thought.A stretch of coast in Suriname, one of many places affected by sea level rise and erosion caused by climate change

A study of over 275 violins suggests that Antonio Stradivari used wood from high-altitude forests in northern Italy to craft some of his most renowned instruments.

A report by Senate Democrats found that scrutiny of large FEMA expenditures slowed housing and employment assistance for victims of fires and storms.Kristi Noem, the homeland security secretary, at the Federal Emergency Management Agency headquarters in Washington in January.

In an attempt to understand our own fascination with the shiny minerals, researchers gave some to chimps.

The Isfahan facility, suspected of storing a cache of enriched uranium, was smashed during the 12-day campaign last June.A uranium processing plant in Isfahan, which hosts one of Iran’s major nuclear sites, seen in 2005 during its early stages of development. Experts suspect that mountains near the site, like those to the right, now harbor a complex of tunnels where Iran keeps a...