For comparison, $28 trillion is a shade less than the sum of all goods and services produced in the United States last year.

Florida's Lake Okeechobee is essential for water management but faces harmful algal blooms, which thrive in warm, nutrient-rich waters. Daily vertical migration enables them to survive in turbid ...

In the past 30 years, the natural environment in Finland has undergone significant changes. Researchers at the University of ...

As the amount of carbon dioxide in the atmosphere continues to accelerate, trees, plants and even the ocean’s tiny plankton ...

NOAA research shows it would take the average tree more than 1500 years to sequester the amount of carbon dioxide a whale can ...

The pesticide thiacloprid turns out to be more harmful than previously thought. It can disrupt the lives of freshwater ...

Earth Day is on Tuesday, April 22, this year. The annual observation is set aside to increase awareness around environmental ...

Voyager 1, shown in this illustration, has operated for decades thanks to a radioisotope power system. NASA via AP Benjamin Roulston, Clarkson University Powering spacecraft with solar energy may not ...

Marine phytoplankton — also known as ‘microalgae’ — live in the ocean (as the label “marine” suggests) and they generally die ...

The fight against climate change has led scientists to explore some unconventional solutions. One idea that’s making waves is ...