During that first flight in Kitty Hawk, we can be quite sure that Orville and Wilbur Wright were not thinking about how much carbon dioxide their contraption was spewing.

Insect populations are declining dramatically in many parts of the world, recent studies show.

Drought-stricken California might have a hidden water bonanza.

New advances in technology are sparking efforts to use virtual reality to help people gain a deeper appreciation of environmental challenges.

As sightings of leopards in populated areas increase, Indian authorities are trapping the animals and keeping them in captivity

The Paris climate conference set the ambitious goal of finding ways to limit global warming to 1.5 degrees Celsius, rather than the previous threshold of 2 degrees.

Unhappy with how regional authorities have failed to protect fish stocks in the Western Pacific Ocean, the small island nation of Palau has launched its own bold initiatives ...

The Asian market for the odd-looking giant clams known as geoducks has spawned a growing aquaculture industry in Washington's Puget Sound.

A steel structure in the Amazon, taller than the Eiffel Tower, will soon begin monitoring the atmosphere above the world’s largest tropical forest,

In the classic movie "Dirty Dancing," the final scene starts with the line "Nobody puts Baby in the corner!"