A new study finds quantitative evidence of climate-related impacts on these typically adaptable, resilient predators.

NOAA Fisheries announces scientific research paper that describes a new species of baleen whale in the Gulf of Mexico.

After the Chernobyl disaster of 1986, the 2011 Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant (FDNPP) disaster was the second worst nuclear incident in history. 

Lake Turkana is the largest desert lake in the world and contains a treasure trove of early human fossils.

Gains in soil quality contribute to a more stable climate, diminished flooding, and cleaner waterways, says study leader Dr Stephanie Tomscha.

A study has revealed for the first time the ancient origins of one of the world’s most important ecosystems by unlocking the mechanism which determined the evolution of its mountains and how they shaped the weather there as well as its flora and fauna.

A bird-loving farmer living near Florida’s Pelican Island helped spur the creation of a national system of wildlife refuges.

Implications for carbon exchange in a warming, drying tundra.

Magnetofossils can tell us a lot about the conditions of the ocean during rapid warming of the past.

New research by Swansea University scientists found that boat ramps facilitate the dispersal of the highly invasive zebra mussel (Dreissena polymorpha).