Scientists detect human waste contamination in the mudslide debris used to enrich Goleta Beach.

Tuning in to the signature 'whistles' of dolphins could prove a game-changer in being able to accurately track the movements of this much-loved protected species.

Around the world, there are pools of water filled with nuclear waste waiting for their final resting place. 

Thanks to a wet summer, water levels rose in this ephemeral lake in Western Australia.

Powerful thunderstorms moving through eastern Texas and western Louisiana spawned several tornadoes, including some that caused major damage.

Researchers using vegetation data to explain moose population dynamics run into a hidden variable and a possible signature of history.

A new study led by Loughborough University has revealed that lake burial of organic carbon has increased three-fold over the last 100 years in response to human disruption of global nutrient cycles.

Researchers from Swinburne and the University of California, Davis examined the carbon isotope composition of tree-rings to compile the first comprehensive global database for water-use efficiency

An invasive species first identified in the Mediterranean Sea just eight years ago is likely to become a permanent feature of the region, a new study suggests.

Brown bears abound on this Alaskan island, parts of which have seen both widespread clear-cutting and forest regrowth in recent decades.