The disaster should raise questions about how we fund, manage and protect these vulnerable habitats when climate change is ...

Minnesotans and others around the country got a rare treat on Nov. 11 with an aurora borealis supercharged by the sun.

An exoplanet completely or densely covered by clouds could aid astronomers in their search for signs of life beyond Earth. Cloudy skies may spoil a picnic or block a view of the stars through a ...

Artificial light at night is quietly shifting the planet’s carbon balance by increasing carbon release without boosting absorption.

Florida has a secret it’s been keeping from you, and it’s 27,500 acres of pure, unadulterated natural wonder called Crystal River Preserve State Park. You know how sometimes the best things in life ...

Artificial light is growing across the planet faster than almost any other human influence. Once limited to towns and ...

Artificial light at night is causing ecosystems to release more carbon into the atmosphere, according to new research that ...

Kelp once formed “underwater rainforests” on the California coast, but these fragile ecosystems have largely disappeared. At a marine lab near the Bay Area, scientists are trying to bring them back.

Researchers at Cornell University have developed the first-ever reflectance spectra — essentially a color-coded key — of the ...

“The taxonomist who describes a new species gets to name it,” Prendergast tells Jennifer Hassan at the Washington Post. After ...

Across North America, mountain lions, bears and gray wolves have made a remarkable comeback over the last 50 years. Once ...

Even in sunny forest gaps, browsing by roe deer prevents the natural regeneration of many tree species. Researchers at the ...