So, as you savor chocolate, remember the fragile ecosystems behind it. The price of cocoa in early 2025 was near its all-time high, due in part to dry conditions in Africa. Without urgent action to ...

Lake Salda, in southwestern Turkey, bears a close resemblance to Mars' Jezero crater, which is currently being sampled by ...

The Saya de Malha Bank is one of the world’s largest seagrass fields and the planet’s most important carbon sinks. It faces incalculable risks that threaten the future of humanity.

In "Ends of the Earth," Neil Shubin travels north and south to explore the frontiers of polar science and history.

The amount of water stored on lands across Earth’s continents has declined at such staggering levels that changes are likely irreversible while humans are alive, a study published Thursday found.

After a year of checking, they determined it wasn't.

Martian lake beds and deltas reveal the Red Planet’s watery past. But many puzzles remain, scientist Bruce Jakosky says.

No stranger to snow, Easter had traveled from his home in Colorado, where he's been a greenhouse gas accountant and ecology ...

Scientists using a submersible robot discovered patterns under the Antarctic ice that have never been seen before by humans.

Terrestrial carbon sinks grew by 30% from 1992 to 2019, with most carbon stored in nonliving pools, not forests, prompting a ...

The Natural Resources Committee voted in support of four bills that would eliminate the need for active management areas and ...