Plastic pollution is worse because of global warming, with killer whales and sharks most vulnerable, new research warns.

Publishing in the journal Environmental Science & Technology , researchers at Kyushu University report that they have developed a new ...

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A backyard birder recently shared a striking — albeit slightly disgusting — wildlife encounter on Reddit. The post, shared in ...

We have long struggled to determine how the first living organisms on Earth came together. Now, surprising evidence hints that poorly understood prions may have been the vital missing ingredient ...

They may be especially useful at scattered sites responsible for small methane emissions, which can add up to a big problem ...

After placing an ancient extreme Earth organism outside of the ISS for nine months, scientists were shocked to find it was ...

For decades, humanity has sought answers to one of the most profound questions in science: are we alone in the universe? The search forextraterrestrial life has led to groundbreaking discoveries, from ...

From the beginning of life on Earth, microbes, small but influential single-celled organisms, have shaped the environment ...

Some stories sound made up until you see the evidence lined along the shore. In northern Tanzania, Lake Natron transforms ...