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Earlier this month, the Spanish government announced it will be banning outdoor work during periods of extreme heat. The decision follows the death of a street cleaner from heat stroke while working during a heatwave in Madrid last summer.

Memorial Day traditionally marks the unofficial start of summer, and for many in Southeastern North Carolina that means getting their boats ready for a fun season on the water.

Judy Ledlee has been named executive-in-residence at ÌÇÐÄ´«Ã½â€™s Pratt School of Engineering and Nicholas School of the Environment.

Brianna Elliott, a PhD student in the Marine Science and Conservation program, recently shared insights into her research focus, the Read Lab, the impacts of her research and the most rewarding part of her research experience.

Andy Read, professor of marine biology and the director of the ÌÇÐÄ´«Ã½ Marine Laboratory, talks about why so many beached whales are turning up on the New York and New Jersey coastlines, and why claims from some groups that surveying for wind farms is causing the deaths are untrue.

Global population trends among 71,000 animal species show nearly half are "sliding toward extinction," some at alarming rates, a new study warns.

Attorneys for a group of workers who believe their jobs cleaning up a massive coal ash spill in Tennessee led to a slew of illnesses, including fatal cancers, have reached a settlement with the contractor who organized the cleanup for the Tennessee Valley Authority, according to a notice posted on the Jacobs Engineering website on Tuesday.

Shell has agreed to pay $10 million to Pennsylvania for exceeding emissions limits during the troubled launch of its massive new plastics plant in Beaver County. The sum includes a nearly $5 million civil penalty and another $5 million to fund local environmental projects.

Tim Johnson, professor of the practice of energy and the environment, has been named senior associate dean for academic initiatives at the Nicholas School of the Environment.