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!"

The word "Africa" often evokes romantic images of elephants crossing the Kalahari, thundering water at Victoria Falls, or panoramic views from Table Mountain.

Gary, Indiana is joining Detroit and other fading U.S. industrial centers in an effort to turn abandoned neighborhoods and factory sites into gardens, parks, and forests.

At least 35% of corals in the northern and central parts of Australia's Great Barrier Reef have been destroyed by bleaching,

The criticism of ethanol by environmentalists is misguided and just plain wrong.

This winter, a small group of advocates, teachers, parents and students began meeting each week at a church in Portland, Ore., to figure out how their schools could do a better job of preparing the next generation to fight climate change.