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

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

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

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

While many rivers have become concrete conveyance canals filled with sewage and alien vegetation, the City of Cape Town has reversed a budgetary decision which was set to delay key river ...

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

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

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