An increase in carbon dioxide levels is threatening ocean life. A new study warns that this change will have an effect on...
Low-lying American cities including Miami and New Orleans are destined to be swallowed by rising sea levels, reports a new study on...
On Friday October 9th, New Jersey Superior Court Judge Michael Hogan ruled to give the green light to a $225 million settlement...
A researcher from the University of Southampton has explored the climate scenario depicted in The Day After Tomorrow movie and found that the...
Coral reefs, one of the ocean’s most exotic underwater sights, are being threatened by unusually warm water temperatures that continue to rise...
The vibrant blue “walking fish” known as the Channa andrao, a type of dwarf snakehead fish, is among hundreds of new species...
Chile’s president, Michelle Bachelet, announced on Monday the creation of one of the world’s largest marine parks, which is to be established...
Researchers from the University of Edinburgh’s School of GeoSciences recently published the first study of its kind in Nature Geoscience, documenting changes to...
West Lake Landfill, located in Bridgeton, Missouri, was officially listed as an EPA Superfund site in 1990 due to its high concentration...
Wildlife in the area surrounding Chernobyl seems to be thriving in the radiation-contaminated exclusion zone, according to a new study. Many large...
New Zealand’s Prime Minister, John Key, announced on Monday at the United Nations General Assembly that the new Kermadec Ocean Sanctuary will...
According to a report from The Guardian, New Zealand will be creating a marine protected area that will encompass an area of around...
According to a team of scientists from the UC Davis School of Veterinary Medicine, a fish’s stomach can tell a very interesting...
For all the buzz surrounding the effects of climate change, few people have noticed the evolutionary changes taking place in animals and insects...
It was a grisly scene to stumble upon. Twenty-five walruses corpses were discovered on the shores of Cape Lisburne, a remote coastal area in far...
Future savings in fuel costs would more than cover the investment required to move toward 100 percent renewable energy by the year...
Scientists from around the globe published a study last Wednesday in the scientific journal Nature, claiming that air pollution alone is killing...
Microbeads, those tiny little plastic bits added to cleaning products to make them work better, are pouring into the environment at a...
The conservation measures China has put in place to protect the giant panda have also been beneficial to other endangered species in...
Scientists estimate the amount of snow in the Sierra Nevada Mountains is at the lowest it has been in over 500 years,...