Back in January, a massive chunk of ice the size of Chicago broke off from an ice sheet on Antarctica’s coast. Exploring the waters this oversized block of ice once covered, scientists found — to ...

A predictive model suggests that seabirds and marine mammals forage in the same areas where wind potential is most ...

The first stop in our biome series is the aquatic biome. This broad biome can be broken down into different categories such ...

Research shows that our happiness depends on a complex web of relationships and interactions. Fifteen simple questions can ...

Schools around the world have closed to prevent the spread of COVID-19, leaving parents and teachers scrambling to figure out how kids can learn at home. We can help! Science News Explores and the ...

they are fast becoming power brokers in Democratic politics and — party faithful hope — finally replicating the influential media ecosystem that Republicans have built over the past decade.

“Keystone species,” such as starfish in Pacific Northwest tidepools, aren’t abundant, but they have outsize effects on the food web — making those species as crucial to their ecosystems as a ...

These pathogens threaten biodiversity, ecosystems and human health. The highly pathogenic avian influenza virus H5N1 is one of these emerging pathogens associated with environmental damage caused ...

Without a multi-pronged strategy, wildfires will only continue to be a growing threat to ecosystems, infrastructure and public safety.