The small, isolated island in the South Pacific Ocean has been named the first “dark-sky nation.”

Phytoplankton and sediment produced a vivid display in this relatively shallow sea between Great Britain and northern Europe.

The year to date also ranked 2nd-warmest for the globe.

A group of trees that grow fast, live long lives and reproduce slowly account for the bulk of the biomass—and carbon storage—in some tropical rainforests, a team of scientists says in a paper published this week in the journal Science.

Photosynthesis on Earth is regulated by plant phenology—how plant life cycles interact with the climate—and environmental conditions, both of which changed substantially in recent decades.

At a time when the Trump administration is rolling back U.S. clean water regulations, New Jersey has stepped up protections on 600 miles of rivers and streams throughout the state.

In a new study, published in the journal Nature, Michigan State University scientists show how plant genes select which microbes get to live inside their leaves in order to stay healthy.

The rich mosaic of reeds, ponds, and meadows of the Ili River Delta offer habitat for hundreds of species.

NASA invites video gamers and citizen scientists to embark on virtual ocean research expeditions to help map coral reefs around the world in an effort to better understand these threatened ecosystems.

Mapping the closest frontier, our oceans.