So much science starts with deciphering a genome, the blueprint for every being on Earth. With such roadmaps in hand, ...

President Trump’s efforts to freeze climate spending have sparked warnings of rippling consequences in years ahead. For many ...

As climate change threatens tropical forests, a new study shows how the loss of those forests can be devastating to life on ...

Scientists have unearthed in Arizona fossils from an assemblage of animals, including North America's oldest-known flying reptile, that reveal a time of transition when venerable lineages that were ...

When Siberian volcanoes kicked off the Great Dying, the real climate villain turned out to be the rainforests themselves: once they collapsed, Earth’s biggest carbon sponge vanished, CO₂ rocketed, and ...

The collapse of tropical forests during Earth’s most catastrophic extinction event was the primary cause of the prolonged global warming which followed, according to new research.

Similarly, ecosystems of cities are shaped by local cultural practices. Because all wildlife are connected to the environment, cultural practices that alter the landscape shape the evolution of urban ...

Extinction of animals and plants. Read scientific research on the dinosaur extinction, future mass extinctions, and endangered species. What can be done?

The photo of a courageous mother lemur with a baby on her back, taking a harrowing jump in a ravine, won the California ...

Today's NSW State of the Environment Report paints a grim picture of the health of NSW ecosystems according to the Nature Conservation ...