The oceans play a pivotal role in drawing down atmospheric carbon dioxide (CO₂) and have so far acted as a brake on the full ...

Polyethylene (PE) is one of the most widely used and versatile plastic materials globally, prized for its cost-effectiveness, ...

Say hello to Strawberry Claws, a large new-to-science species of hermit crab recently described by Queensland Museum ...

Scientists believe individuals of the most recently discovered hominin group (the Denisovans) that interbred with modern day ...

This week, researchers hypothesized that human culture is distinguished from cultures of other species like whales by unique ...

The way we organize our cities and regions creates problems everywhere. We're facing difficult and polluting drives to work, ...

Nations will meet next week to hammer out agreements on climate action at the 29th UN climate change conference, COP 29, held ...

By studying tomato varieties that produce fruit in exceptionally hot growing seasons, biologists at Brown University ...

Standing at a woodland entrance to the world's longest cave system in Kentucky, a park ranger warns those about to enter of ...

As we tidy away the Dracula capes and glow-in-the-dark plastic fangs for another winter, one notorious blood sucker has had a particularly good year.

A volcano in eastern Indonesia erupted again on Saturday, sending a giant ash tower nine kilometers (more than five miles) ...

Firefighters grappling with a blaze that has destroyed at least 130 homes in California said Friday they had made progress in ...