This hand-held biosensor makes breast cancer screening fast, affordable, and accurate.

In Greenland, where temperatures are rising twice as fast as across the rest of the world, the icy, rocky landscape is turning increasingly green, a new study finds.

University of Queensland-led research has shown there is more coral reef area across the globe than previously thought, with detailed satellite mapping helping to conserve these vital ecosystems.

The study, published in the journal Science of the Total Environment, identified carbon particles emitted by burning fossil fuels embedded in the corals of Illa Grossa Bay, off the Columbretes Islands in the Mediterranean Sea.

Honey bees carrying nectar have the remarkable ability to adjust their flight behavior to avoid overheating when air temperatures increase, according to research led by a University of Wyoming scientist.

Studying a rock is like reading a book.

For the first time, researchers have investigated how ropes and fishing lines are handled by the Norwegian commercial fishing industry. 

More time stranded on land means greater risk of starvation for polar bears, a new study indicates.

Scientists quantify a previously overlooked driver of human-related mercury emissions.

The skies above us are teeming with tiny particles of dust, sea salt, smoke, and human-made pollutants.