Researchers expect more plastic than fish in the sea by 2050. Researchers make disturbing discovery after investigating ...

The unexpected threat posed by melting permafrost — including ground instability and infrastructure collapse — is outlined in ...

Scientists find strange sea pigs, giant sea spiders, and a butterfly-like animal beneath the Antarctic Ocean’s icy surface.

Sea ice extent in the Arctic has decreased by about 40 percent since 1979. New technologies are being deployed to regrow it.

A herd of African elephants instinctively formed an "alert circle" to protect the younger elephants at the San Diego Zoo ...

While the scenario and the virus were completely fictitious, scientists warn the threat of 'zombie viruses' emerging from ...

The findings are part of a growing body of work showing that even in far-flung parts of the Arctic, plastic pollution is ...