The trend of below-average rainfall across Europe has continued into the first months of 2012. ESA’s SMOS water mission has revealed the negative consequences of this recent bout of ‘good’ weather.

Groundwater is being used faster than it can be replenished in the High Plains states and in California’s Central Valley, according to a study published in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences.

SWINDON, England, May 28, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- The National Trust has announced the six winners of the first ever Octavia Hill Awards at a special ceremony in London

Thirteen National Parks Awarded National Park Foundation's 2012 "Active Trails" Grants WASHINGTON, May 24, 2012 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Today, the

MARYSVILLE, Ohio, May 22, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Passion for gardening, and great weather, has the nation outdoors early.