Ask anyone what first springs to mind when they think of Australia and they'll most likely say a kangaroo; the marsupial is ingrained in our national identity. But have you ever wondered why kangaroos never ventured beyond our shores? 

Groundwater is the world’s biggest source of easily accessible freshwater.

New guidelines for the management of Europe’s railway network to protect and enhance biodiversity have been published.

Frank Laukien, a U.S.-German physicist and billionaire entrepreneur, typically exudes the calm rationality of a CEO who runs a large, multinational company.

Every time a stem cell divides, one daughter cell remains a stem cell while the other takes off on its own developmental journey.

University of Exeter scientists have commented on the environmental impacts of the UK’s hottest June on record.

The study, led by researchers from the University of Cambridge and the University Centre in Svalbard, Norway, identified large stocks of methane gas leaking from groundwater springs unveiled by melting glaciers.

Livestock and pets may be at risk due to poor air quality from Canadian wildfire smoke, according to animal welfare expert Angela Green-Miller at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign.

Winter cover crops could cut nitrogen pollution in Illinois’ agricultural drainage water up to 30%, according to recent research from the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign.

After reaching a record-low summer minimum earlier this year, Antarctic sea ice continues to break records.