After being hunted nearly to extinction in the early 20th century, a population of humpback whales in the southern Atlantic Ocean has almost entirely recovered, according to a new study.

Researcher develops method to detect and quanitfy nan-sized plastics.

The waters of the Mediterranean Sea continue to receive dissolved metals from the mining waste deposited in Portmán Bay (Murcia) 25 years after the cessation of mining activity.

Researchers have discovered a previously unknown virus infecting nearly a third of America’s bald eagle population.

Satellite data reveals seasonal changes in one of America's best known reservoirs.

PhD student recounts summer following caribou to understand how the migratory animals interact with their environment.

A new study of Southern California's largest earthquake sequence in two decades provides new evidence that large earthquakes can occur in a more complex fashion than commonly assumed.

The world’s third largest copper deposit is set to literally light up the lives of the people living near it.

An article recently published in Science, entitled “The global tree restoration potential”, presents what it calls “the most effective solution at our disposal to mitigate climate change”. 

Dr. Kirk Havens of William & Mary’s Virginia Institute of Marine Science says a question regularly asked by community clean-up groups is whether they can remove derelict crab traps from the Chesapeake Bay.