Volcanoes are rumbling in both the Arctic and the tropics of North America, while other eruptions continue on an Italian island and in the frozen tundra of Russia. Continue reading →

After reviewing recent research based on the study of habitat-specialist coral reef fishes, Boston University post-doctoral researcher Marian Y. L. Wong and Peter M. Buston, assistant professor of biology, have found that these species have proven invaluable for experimental testing of key concepts ...

CUE's underlying goal is connecting nature to people - with the belief that we have the capability to come up with brilliant solutions to the problems we have created for the environment.

Google took the lid off of its new version of Maps at I/O 2013 today, which is a dramatic redesign of the long-standing navigation and place-finding software..

When the Russian asteroid became a fireball in the air over Chelyabinsk, destroying buildings and injuring hundreds, we were lucky it wasn’t worse. What about when the next one hits? Just for fun, let's say a 10-kilometer-diameter asteroid—much larger than the one over Chelyabinsk but close to t...

Jennifer Duggan: Protest at petrochemical plant in Kunming comes as survey shows vast majority of Chinese public would take to the streets to protect the environment

OSLO (Reuters) - Ninety-seven percent of scientists say global warming is mainly man-made but a wide public belief that experts are divided is making it harder to gain support for policies to curb climate

BEIJING, May 15 (Reuters) - China's environment ministry hasgiven the go-ahead for the construction of what will become thecountry's tallest hydroelectric dam despite acknowledging itwill have an impact

A new chemical process based on corn starch may make future gold mines greener. Continue reading →

A lucky stroke reveals big gaps in how our health care system diagnoses and treats the country’s biggest source of disability.

Several countries gain permanent observer status on the Arctic Council but there is dissent over the EU.

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Google Visualizes Massive Changes To The Face Of The Earth With New Timelapse Project |...

BEIJING (Reuters) - Hundreds of people took to the streets of the Chinese city of Kunming on Thursday to protest against the planned production of a chemical at a refinery, the second demonstration this

Post-2015 discussions offer a chance to link the environmental and development agendas -- it shouldn't be bypassed, says Myles A. Wickstead.

Scientists say 1.5-billion-year-old water drilled from rock in a North American mine is the most ancient yet found on Earth.

A comprehensive analysis of peer-reviewed articles on the topic of global warming and climate change has revealed an overwhelming consensus among scientists that recent warming is human-caused.