A new study has found evidence to suggest that warheads tossed into the sea can serve as viable habitat for several species of marine life, but that doesn't mean we should leave them at the bottom of the ocean.
The winners of the 2025 Ocean Photographer of the Year competition captured the ocean and its wildlife like you’ve never seen before.
Over two decades after a band bus dumped hundreds of pounds of human waste into the river, the Chicago River Swim raised $150,000 for ALS research and swim education programs.
The caustic waste that leaked from the barrels created an extreme environment similar to that of hydrothermal vents, colonized by specialized bacteria that thrive in such harsh conditions.
This annual contest celebrates photographers who will do almost anything—even slather themselves in petroleum jelly—to capture nature’s best shots.
Firefighters have been racing to save the centuries-old “Doerner Fir” since they received reports of on Saturday, August 16.
After analyzing a dataset of more than 60 million recorded birdsongs, researchers found that birds are singing an average of 50 minutes longer per day.
"Consensus kills ambition": Procedural hurdles once again foil progress on a global agreement to end plastic pollution.
Scientists know little about the elusive river otters living along the East Coast, but a new study inspired by one bizarre, smelly poop offers some much-needed insight.
Environmental groups allege that officials broke federal law by rushing construction without attaining public input or an environmental impact statement.
The number of peer-reviewed studies using iNaturalist data has surged more than tenfold in the past five years, new research shows.
Experts say repealing the "Roadless Rule" won't help stop fires, but it will help loggers.
Everything you need to conduct citizen science fits in the palm of your hand.
The executive action weakens environmental review and public input in favor of industrial-scale tree cutting—despite science showing it won’t stop wildfires.
Deep-sea mining could unleash clouds of debris that threaten a mysterious, vital ecosystem we barely understand.
The right to repair can reduce emissions and pollution. But for conservatives, it's "a freedom and liberty issue."
Wildlife crossings help decrease the millions of vehicle collisions with large animals that occur every year in the US
The dumping of effluent and fertilizer into Florida waters caused a massive bloom of phytoplankton, killing off much of the dolphins' food supply.
Ancient sponges and corals were found on the exposed seafloor, in an area previously inaccessible to humans.
