Most batteries used in technology like smart watches and electric cars are made with lithium that travels across the world before even getting to manufacturers.

Can metals that naturally occur in seawater be mined, and can they be mined sustainably?

Scientists are one step closer to combatting coral-destroying crown-of-thorns starfish, following a University of Queensland study into the pest’s genetics.

A young whale’s journey across the Mediterranean highlights the many threats facing ocean animals, researchers say.

Two teams led by scientists from UC San Diego’s Scripps Institution of Oceanography are among four selected by NASA to put forward concept studies for future satellite missions to help better understand how our planet is responding to climate change.

A nonnative tree-killing insect is invading northern Utah, attacking subalpine fir and potentially triggering yet another die-off of the region’s long-stressed conifer forests.

Severe wildfires can drive chemical changes in soil that affect ecosystem recovery and risks to human health. 

Following Canada’s extreme wildland fire season in 2023, unusually early and intense blazes are already raging in 2024. 

Scientists still don’t fully understand the consequences that pollution and climate change can have on the world around us. 

The summer of 2023 was the hottest summer in the Northern Hemisphere since the height of the Roman Empire, a new study finds.