At the end of the last global ice age, the deep-frozen Earth reached a built-in limit of climate change and thawed into a slushy planet. Results from a Virginia Tech-led study provide the first direct ...

On a local level, heavy metal and chemical pollution from unmaintained factories and infrastructure will exert pressures on ...

With eight billion people, we use a lot of the Earth's resources in ways that are likely unsustainable. Klaus Hubacek, ...

At the end of the last global ice age, the deep-frozen Earth reached a built-in limit of climate change and thawed into a slushy planet. Results from a Virginia Tech-led study provide the first direct ...

The devastation of a giant meteorite impact on early Earth may have allowed life to flourish, new research suggests.

A study on how climate change affects our oceans reveals that tiny changes in the food chain can have massive impacts on fish ...

How much land, water, and other resources does our lifestyle require? And how can we adapt this lifestyle to stay within the limits of what the Earth can give? A new article tackles these questions.

Exclusive photos reveal a sprawling, 300-year-old coral near Solomon Islands, recently discovered by the National Geographic ...

Without something to nucleate onto, such as dust particles, water can be supercooled to temperatures as low ... They reflect ...

Clouds affect Earth’s weather and climate in many ways. New research suggests that the presence of microplastic particles may affect weather and climate by producing clouds in conditions where they ...

Each summer, European tourists descend on Death Valley, following the alleged footsteps of a famed German author. It’s this ...

Houseflies can be a challenge to catch and kill, and while many methods exist, some take a while. This strategy is fast, ...