"We’ve known it would happen at some point. We just didn’t know when”

Solar and wind have much lower health and environmental footprints than fossil fuels

For the first time ever, researchers saw a wild gray seal clapping underwater — and realized it was trying to talk

From Indonesia to China to your local Barnes & Noble: A trail of pulp tears

Animals can be born into "wealth" in a manner akin to humans — and their offspring reap the benefits of privilege

One of the world's first government-run underwater carbon offset programs is coming to the Caribbean

For the first time in recorded history, the cactus that blooms from its tips is suddenly blooming from its sides

Reporters decided for some reason to broadcast live from a crime scene—exposing innocent individuals in the process

"Hogs of the sea" get blasted by a deadly virus. Who could have predicted it?

Iain McCalman's new book, "The Reef," offers a riveting account of the World Heritage Site's tragic demise

Research reveals a relatively small number of the jungle's tree species store more than half the planet's carbon

The great disruptor disrupts itself. Kindle Unlimited is a great deal for consumers, but what about everyone else?

A new study reveals that cats may use plants like catnip and silver vine to help ward off mosquitos

Dry winters spell trouble, in California today and in the cradle of humanity, 100,000 years ago

"After she goes and studies economics in college, she can come back," Mnuchin said in a dismissal of Thunberg