Natural mixing of lake waters may resuspend contaminants deposited in Quesnel Lake by the Mount Polley mine spill, according to scientists who have been studying the lake since the spill in 2014.

Fish populations in Canada need to be urgently rebuilt.

The rising and falling of the sea is a phenomenon upon which we can always depend.

A new study found that the abundance of these floating plants has increased due to urbanization.

Earth-observing instruments on satellites and aircraft are mapping the current fires, providing data products to agencies on the ground that are responding to the emergency.

Colorado State University is one of 14 universities from around the globe that have collectively been awarded $12.5 million by the National Science Foundation to launch a new Biology Integration Institute called EMERGE.

Just as a pastry chef needs all the ingredients to successfully make a cake, storms like Laura need favorable conditions to be able to form and rapidly intensify.

A virus affecting wood frog tadpoles throughout the eastern United States is offering scientists a rare opportunity to investigate the role of environmental factors in the spread of infectious disease.

Sheep farmers would no longer need government subsidies if they allowed land to return to forest, University of Sheffield research finds.

The populations of common animals are just as likely to rise or fall in number in a time of accelerating global change as those of rare species, a study suggests.