Fecal pollution is a danger on some Hawaiian beaches, pitting beachgoer concerns against those in charge of posting warning signs. ...

Alaska Airlines made history Monday by launching the first-ever commercial flight powered by renewable, alternative jet fuel. and landed at Reagan National Airport in Washington D.C., according to a release from the Washington-based company. Swissport fuel manager Jarid Svraka fuels an Alaska Airlines plane with a 20 percent blend of biofuel made from forest residuals at the Seattle-Tacoma International airport in Washington on Nov. 14, 2016. (Alaska Air ) At a Glance Alaska Airlines has successfully completed the first-ever commercial...

Meteorologist Danielle Banks describes what these clouds, which look like jellyfish in the sky, to form. ...

Meteorologist Ari Sarsalari looks at the temperatures increases for the North Pole. ...

The town of Beppu in southern Japan is the largest hot springs resort in the world, with nearly 3,000 geothermal vents from the country’s largest active volcano, Mount Aso. ...

At a Glance Researchers have used satellite technology to more accurately determine the source of atmospheric carbon dioxide emissions.The data pulled in by the satellite reflects greenhouse gas that was emitted years ago.The satellite technology is the first to be able to allow scientists to create maps of human emissions from satellite data. For the last century, scientists have worked tirelessly to use technology to better understand humankind’s impact on the planet’s atmosphere. Just this month, a team of government...

California officials say the number of dead trees throughout the state has risen dramatically as a result of the state’s ongoing drought. Meteorologist Ari Sarsalari explains. ...

Scientists say extreme weather events in Russia prompted by climate change caused mass starvation of reindeer. ...

Dead Sea levels are dropping by 3.3 feet per year, sparking calls for cooperation in saving the famous salty lake. ...

After experiencing widespread coral bleaching, the Great Barrier Reef is now undergoing the largest die-off of corals ever recorded, according to scientists. Warming oceans this year are said to have caused the die-off. The worst-affected area is a 400-mile swath in the north of the World Heritage-listed 1,400-mile chain of reefs off Australia's northeast coast, said the Australian Research Council Centre of Excellence for Coral Reef Studies. During dive surveys in October and November, the researchers found that the swath...

Scientists say a giant crack deep beneath the ice in Antarctica is evidence large parts of the West Antarctic ice sheet could collapse in our lifetimes. ...

A Chinese laborer works at an unauthorized steel factory on November 3, 2016 in Inner Mongolia, China. (Kevin Frayer / Getty Images) As one of the world’s largest carbon emitters, China has been under criticism for their high levels of greenhouse gas emissions. In 2015, the country submitted a plan to the United Nations to cut their greenhouse gas emissions that Greenpeace described as “” Since the Paris Climate Change Conference, China has actually added new coal plants. However, in...

The rendering above shows a southeast view of the proposed Trinity River Park design. At a Glance Officials in Dallas, Texas, are planning the Trinity River Park, which is expected to be the country's largest urban nature park.The park spans across 10,000 acres and will change with the seasons. Everything is bigger in Texas, including its parks. Officials in Dallas are currently planning to build the world's largest urban nature park. “There have been many conversations about what this park...