Environment chief says US should exit Paris climate agreement
The US appears to be getting closer to quitting the Paris climate agreement, with Scott Pruitt, the head of the EPA, saying it’s a bad deal for the country
California’s wet year eases drought but many still lack water
Don’t be fooled by the superbloom. Despite record-breaking rains, California’s drought is still ongoing in four counties, and the driest five years on record will have lasting effects
NASA’s new budget is big on other worlds but ignores our own
The NASA Transition and Authorization Act instructs the space agency to send humans to Mars, robots to Europa and look for life - but not to study Earth
EPA boss says carbon dioxide not primary cause of climate change
The statement from Scott Pruitt, the new head of the Environmental Protection Agency, contradicts all the scientific evidence
Deep cuts to environmental research in Trump’s budget proposal
US agencies doing climate research see concerning budget proposal that would eliminate funding for government science on air, energy and water within EPA, and slash satellite and coastal research at NOAA
Crews race to fix California dam before more rain falls
Heavy rains caused erosion and a partial collapse of spillways at a California dam - and more rain is forecast, threatening to overflow it again and flood towns
How could Obama best hit back if election hack by Russia proved?
Outgoing US president Barack Obama has been urged to act over claims Russia hacked the election to aid Donald Trump. How should he respond, wonders Tim Stevens
Trump’s election stokes fears of future NSA surveillance abuses
When he takes office, Donald Trump will be handed the keys to the US – and a powerful suite of tools to spy on the people who live there
I watched a rover search for ancient life on Mars – I mean, Utah
The UK Space Agency is test-driving the hunt for life on Mars by remotely operating a rover in the US and beaming back data from its search
A new world order is defying the science of polling – what now?
Pollsters who said a Trump victory and Brexit were unlikely need to start counting the voices of newly engaged voters