The tourists stopped to spread picnic blankets at a scenic point overlooking the picturesque lake of Lough Tay in Ireland’s Wicklow Mountains.

NASA scientists have developed a new set of tools to monitor plant growth under various conditions throughout the growing season.

Ireland and much of Northern Europe was once buried under a large ice sheet tens of thousands of years ago. Today, long after the ice has retreated, the land is still reshaping itself like a mattress slowly rebounding upwards after a heavy weight is lifted. But Southeast Ireland, at the edge of the ice sheet, continues to sink.

As Joliet races to meet state requirements to be eligible to tap into Lake Michigan water before the region​’s groundwater​ is depleted, a handful of neighboring towns are holding off on making plans to identify alternative sources.

Social justice leader Mary Gonzales fought for environmental justice in Pilsen for years. Breaking down the language barrier in climate-related issues for the Latino-dominated community is one of the biggest challenges of all, she said.

The Doomsday Clock, which warns humanity about how close it is to destroying the world, ticked one second closer to midnight at 89 seconds, the closest it’s been since its inception.

In the Bronx, N.Y., between skyscrapers and cement sidewalks, Karen Washington decided to try something new and started growing food.