A new discovery by University of Maine researchers that challenges the established volcanic source of particles found in an ice core from the South Pole adds to the global record of volcanism and is relevant to several research disciplines.

Southern Amazonia fires threaten habitat of 15 marmoset species including one recently discovered.

Australians love property and being near water. But fast forward 30 years and the two may be incompatible, judging by global forecasts warning of sea level rises that could threaten thousands of coastal residents in decades to come.

Previous estimates of how quickly polystyrene breaks down were based on a different set of assumptions.

Newly understood factors make ice shelves more vulnerable to breakup.

Satellite imagery shows seasonal changes along world's 10th-longest river.

New research from Point Blue Conservation Science shows the significant negative impact that invasive, non-native house mice on the Farallon Islands are having to the threatened ashy storm-petrel. 

Imagine the surprise and excitement of finding a sea turtle nest hatching under your beach blanket during your island vacation.

With help from rebounding West Coast rockfish, Giuseppe “Joe” Pennisi has put the fisherman back in San Francisco’s famed Fisherman’s Wharf.

The U.S. Geological Survey today unveiled a new web-based interactive map that marks an important step toward mapping areas that could be at higher risk for future landslides