Rutgers' research reveals the widespread presence of mercury pollution in Earth’s polar regions. In 1962, environmentalist ...

Imagine a world where a humble, furry engineer quietly builds wooden fortresses that hold the power to reshape entire ...

EDITOR’S NOTE: This story is a collaboration between The Associated Press and Grist.

Rising global temperatures are driving the sharp decline in terrestrial water storage. This trend isn’t likely to change, scientists say.

As the climate warms, drought conditions are intensifying in many parts of the world. The effects of hydrological drought on ...

It’s a chilling sight: once-bustling wetlands falling eerily silent, their frog and salamander choruses replaced by a ...

The Everglades are more than just swamps, fan boats and alligators. And restoration efforts affect more than the land between ...

By Tom Latek Kentucky Today With spring in full swing, more people are encountering young wildlife as they venture outdoors, ...

Several canoes paddle toward Makoko, a vast floating slum built on stilts in the lagoon at one end of Nigeria's economic hub ...

The first Trump administration built long segments of steel wall on Arizona's border. Conservationists fear wildlife will suffer if work resumes.

From heat to invasive species, hardy heritage animal breeds can handle weather extremes that commercial breeds would be ...

The fungi can’t survive without carbon, and the plants produce plenty of carbon through photosynthesis. The plants need water ...