Bringing back sunflower sea stars, which are functionally extinct in California, could help restore kelp forests off the ...

A recent study published in National Science Review challenges the traditional emphasis on trees in forest ecology, revealing ...

Crabtree Falls holds the distinguished title of being the highest vertical-drop cascading waterfall east of the Mississippi ...

Ecologists are investigating the decline of insect populations in the world's tropical forests. Insects, the most abundant and diverse group of animals on Earth, are experiencing alarming declines, ...

The Caatinga is the only biome found exclusively in Brazil and is home to the largest contiguous area of seasonally dry ...

Mangroves are on the move, and scientists are tracking their surprising advance into new northern territory. Just as John ...

The nearby town of Snow Hill, with its well-preserved historic district, feels like a time capsule of 19th-century architecture. The Julia A. Purnell Museum in Snow Hill showcases the history and folk ...

Indonesia plans to clear forests about the size of Belgium to produce sugarcane-derived bioethanol, rice and other food crops ...

The U.S. acquired the rights to build and operate the Panama Canal in exchange for US$10 million and annual payments of $250,000. Later, the Torrijos-Carter Treaty in 1977 committed the U.S. to ...

Brazil is home to the world’s greatest diversity of amphibians: Of the more than 8,000 species known worldwide, some 1,200 ...

Scientists recently tracked a large shark on a never-before-seen journey across the entire Atlantic Ocean, raising new questions about changing ocean conditions, migration patterns, and what this ...