Vista Fire has been burning on federal land managed by the United States Forest Service. The wildfire is believed to be ...

Human activity, technology and products such as camp fires, power lines, agricultural burning and off-road vehicles typically cause more fires in the early part of fire season, ...

Dump Fire has been burning on federal land managed by the National Park Service for 26 hours. It is suspected that human ...

Human activity now fuels two-thirds of global methane emissions, report finds. Humans are now the primary driver of methane emissions, with the main sources stemming from agriculture, ...

Human activities, including habitat change, pollution, and climate change, cause unprecedented alterations in biodiversity. These pressures can increase or decrease local species diversity and ...

Lightning strikes are one cause, but the majority of wildfires that threaten communities are sparked by human activities. Metal from cars or mowers dragging on the ground can spark fires.

Human activity appears to be making mountain lions in California more nocturnal. According to a new study published in the journal Biological Conservation, mountain lions in the greater Los ...

Using new radiocarbon dating on ancient footprints found preserved in the gypsum-rich ground in White Sands, researchers have ...

The ramifications of human activity on the island of Madagascar will affect the island far longer than previously realized, scientists say. It could take millions of years for the biodiversity on ...