“Too much of the world, it seems, has come under human influence during a time when we’re not very good at working out how to ...

Some of the most dramatic climatic events in our planet's history are "Snowball Earth" events that happened hundreds of ...

Tony Soper, the naturalist and broadcaster, who has died aged 95, was a co-founder, with Desmond Hawkins, of the BBC’s ...

An effort to understand Earth’s past climates uncovered a history of wild temperature shifts and offered a warning on the ...

Thousands of soldiers received training that incorrectly labeled animal rights and anti-abortion nonprofits as terrorist ...

After NASA decided to keep them in space until 2025, astronauts Butch Wilmore and Suni Williams will now cast their votes in ...

Bryozoans are similar to ocean coral, but instead of producing calcium deposits, they produce a gelatin like substance on which they live. The animals that cover the jelly ball have tentacle-like ...

At times during the past half-billion years, carbon dioxide warmed our planet more than previously thought, according to a ...

At COP16, a meeting under the Convention of Biological Diversity, countries will negotiate a plan to manage access to DSI, or ...

In Puerto Rico and other hard-hit places, marine researchers are trying to restore reefs and make corals more resilient — with some recent success.

Recent discoveries of creatures highlight the ongoing exploration and identification of new species, such as eight-eyed ...

Researchers have discovered an exceptionally preserved fossil site in Massachusetts that provides a rare glimpse into ...