Future forests facing climate balancing act

Forests can cope in a warming world only if temperatures increase in line with rises in…

UN: 'Quick wins' needed to keep climate goals within reach

Countries have procrastinated for too long and need to begin making steep cuts to their greenhouse…

Killer crocodiles: Why are more humans being attacked in East Timor?

Mario Da Cruz could only watch in horror as a small army of crocodiles killed a…

Safeguarding the seas, one protected area at a time

From the surface, these 22 square miles of water are unexceptional. Click here for…

Dinosaur skull turns paleontology assumptions on their head

A team of researchers at the University of Alberta has unearthed a well-preserved Styracosaurus skull—and its…

16-million-year-old fossil shows springtails hitchhiking on winged termite

When trying to better the odds for survival, a major dilemma that many animals face is…

Climate change: 'Bleak' outlook as carbon emissions gap grows

The UN says nations must “dramatically strengthen” carbon cuts to avoid dangerous climate change. …

Amateur astronomers help choose asteroid flybys for Hera

Amateur astronomers around the world are being asked to help the proposed ESA asteroid mission. As…

NASA spots first tropical cyclone of Southern Pacific season

The tropical cyclone season in the Southern Pacific Ocean has kicked off with Tropical Cyclone Rita,…

Fire ants' raft building skills react as fluid forces change

Fire ants build living rafts to survive floods and rainy seasons. Georgia Tech scientists are studying…