On a high, wind-scoured plateau of Antarctica, scientists have carved a small frozen vault into the ice and begun filling it ...

A 66 million-year-old mystery behind how our planet transformed from a tropical greenhouse to the ice-capped world of today has been unraveled by scientists. Their new study has revealed that Earth's ...

The world has entered an era of global "water bankruptcy," as irreversible damage experienced by water systems has pushed many basins around the world beyond recovery.

Earth's magnetic field was struck by a "severe" solar storm Monday (Jan. 19), triggering vibrant auroras in the U.S. and ...

Thousands in parts of Georgia and Arizona have been advised to stay indoors due to unhealthy levels of fine particulate pollution.

Miami-Dade and Coral Gables plan to adopt biochar tech to turn hurricane debris, yard waste into fertilizer and construction mix while lowering pollution.

The planet is experiencing the most powerful solar event since 2003—and it's bringing spectacular Northern Lights.

An atmospheric scientist at The University of Alabama in Huntsville (UAH), a part of The University of Alabama System, has ...

Scientists claim that first extraterrestrial contact will be a loud event impossible to ignore, not a subtle signal.

For more than 2 decades, NASA satellites have quietly tracked how much sunlight Earth reflects back into space. That record ...

Freshwater extinctions rarely happen overnight, especially in a habitat as large as the Yangtze River. However, it’s still ...

Microplastics have entered Antarctica’s soil ecosystem, subtly affecting its only native insect and revealing how far human ...