Pristine areas in the Amazon and Siberia may expand with animal reintroductions, scientists say

Scientists have devised a new way of looking at habitat loss on Earth, finding that 97 percent of Earth's land area may no longer be ecologically intact.

The scorching destruction of Australia's Black Summer bushfires between 2019 and 2020 provided an ominous glimpse of fire's reach in our hotter, dryer world, and the impact of the unprecedented inferno is still being measured.

If you bought it, it’s yours and you should be able to get someone to mend it whether it is a tractor, a phone or a trebuchet

The fast-growing tree, native to China, is also a "motel" for harmful non-native insects, like the spotted lanternfly.

Hundreds of people are evacuating coastal areas after a series of quakes shook the region.

New research in Brazil highlights how distinctive the "living skin" of the planet can be.

About 41,000 years ago, something remarkable happened: Earth’s magnetic field flipped and, for a temporary period, magnetic north was south and magnetic south was north.

Dozens of frogs, fish, orchids and other species may no longer exist due to humanity’s effects on the planet

It could mean a "negative" leap second.

Excitement as DNA barcoding technique leads to unmasking of new species tempered with fear that some are already at risk of extinction

In 2017, NASA space probes detected a massive, human-made 'barrier' surrounding Earth.

Using years of data collected from ice-covered habitats all over the world, a Montana State University team has discovered new insights into the processes that support microbial life underneath ice sheets and glaciers, and the role those organisms play in perpetuating life through ice ages and, perhaps, in seemingly inhospitable environments on other planets.

The mass of buildings and other infrastructure exceeds that of all trees, shrubs, and animals on the planet

All of the Amazon's splendid greenery. Every fish in the Pacific. Every microbe underfoot. Every elephant on the plains, every flower, fungus, and fruit-fly in the fields, no longer outweighs the sheer amount of stuff humans have made.

The Pacific Ocean produces oxygen, helps regulates the weather, provides food and livelihoods. It's a place of fun, solace and spiritual connection. But its delicate ecology is under threat.

The Sentinel-6 Michael Freilich satellite is set to launch on Saturday as the next generation of spacecraft keeping an eye on global sea level. The satellite will launch from Vandenberg Air Force Base in California on November 21 at 12:17 p.m. ET.

Targets for ecosystem restoration are usually specified in terms of the total area to be restored. A global analysis reveals that the benefits and costs of achieving such targets depend greatly on where this restoration occurs.

Scientists show how re-engineering enzymes from a plastic eating bacteria, can provide us new avenues in plastic degradation.

For five generations, Charles Massy's family rode on the sheep's back and nearly destroyed their land in the process. But going back to nature changed his property and turbocharged a "revolution".