Wyoming's first new coal mine in 50 years is said to be operating soon but it won't rely on the fossil fuel to make money.

Newly analyzed jawbones from 380-million-year-old lungfish are shedding light on the feeding behaviors of our earliest ...

Scientists created a simulation showing that early Earth still retained chemical traces of its igneous youth, 4.5 billion years ago.

Something strange happens to water as it moves through the stems of horsetail plants – and this unique process provides ...

Agriculture is the biggest threat to the planet, says Michael Grunwald—and organic farming, grass-fed beef, and biofuels are ...

Predatory fish that evolved into the first terrestrial animals on Earth are still revealing insights into the origins of ...

In Vienna, Europe's second-largest cemetery has embraced biodiversity – without disturbing the dead. Some of the greats are ...

Where others see a natural air purifier, Ralf Reski, a plant biotechnologist at the University of Freiburg, saw untapped ...

Australian microbe research is helping improve our understanding of the potential for life in extreme environments, offering ...

Ancient oceans with phosphorus-rich waters may have supported some of Earth’s earliest microbial life, according to a new ...