Sponges in coral reefs, less flashy than their coral neighbors but important to the overall health of reefs, are among the earliest animals on the planet. 

The UK is investing in modernising its Antarctica and Arctic research facilities, with total funding of £670 million, including £290 million announced today.

Tools that can produce accurate models of indoor air quality are to be designed in a project led by the University of Birmingham.

Clouds come in myriad shapes, sizes and types, which control their effects on climate. 

Generating power while purifying the environment of greenhouse gases should be achievable using bacteria.

Climate change directly affects groundwater resources. 

NASA's Hubble Space Telescope has determined the size of the largest icy comet nucleus ever seen by astronomers.

Astronomers have identified a rapidly growing black hole in the early universe that is considered a crucial "missing link" between young star-forming galaxies and the first supermassive black holes.

A dust storm engulfed parts of Iraq for multiple days in early April 2022, turning skies orange, reducing visibility, and degrading air quality.

Engineers at MIT and the National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) have designed a heat engine with no moving parts.