Plans to develop a new container ship terminal at Sparrows Point on the outskirts of Baltimore’s harbor are stirring up mixed ...

Auroras are natural light displays that occur when charged particles from the sun interact with Earth’s magnetic field and ...

Scientists are rethinking what we knew about a vanished ice sheet — and that could spell trouble for New York City.

Carlos Savignano is part of a dedicated group of FossiLab volunteers preparing Smithsonian fossils for display and future ...

Despite achieving Unesco biosphere status on the basis of its marine reserves, hazardous chemical contaminants pollute the ...

Seawalls have long served as a primary defense against coastal erosion and storm surges. Typically constructed of concrete ...

An alternative to dredging aims to capture moving sand to protect the archipelago from erosion and rising seas.

Renowned oceanographer Jean-Michel Cousteau has added his voice to those of opponents to cruise berthing in Cayman.

Waters of the Abyss” highlights Vodou and its transformative role in Haiti’s establishment as the first free Black republic ...

Death Valley is the hottest, driest and lowest national park in the US – and arguably the most visually arresting.

Remarkable adaptations to toxins have already inspired the development of a gel to encapsulate cadmium so it can be safely ...

In 1982, geologist Martin Hovland sat aboard a research ship owned by the Norwegian oil company Statoil (now Equinor) in the ...