Florida preps for an 'absolute monster': Hurricane Dorian

Unsure where Hurricane Dorian is going to land over Labor Day weekend, many Florida residents faced…

Capital flight: Indonesian move could prompt new environment crisis

Abandoning Jakarta for a new capital in Borneo won’t save the fast-sinking Indonesian megacity from disaster…

Rising seas threaten Egypt's fabled port city of Alexandria

Egypt’s coastal city of Alexandria, which has survived invasions, fires and earthquakes since it was founded…

Hunters turn gamekeepers to help C. Africa's threatened wildlife

Jean moves deftly through the tangle of roots and branches before waiting for the rainforest to…

US rolls back regulations on industrial methane leaks

The US Environmental Protection Agency announced Thursday plans to roll back regulations that limit leaks of…

No 'gay gene', but study finds genetic links to sexual behavior

A large scientific study into the biological basis of sexual behavior has confirmed there is no…

Australia downgrades outlook for Great Barrier Reef to 'very poor'

Australia downgraded the Great Barrier Reef’s long-term outlook to “very poor” for the first time Friday,…

Tiny thermometer measures how mitochondria heat up the cell by unleashing proton energy

Armed with a tiny new thermometer probe that can quickly measure temperature inside of a cell,…

Researchers uncover ocean iron level mystery

The middle of the Earth’s oceans are filled with vast systems of rotating currents known as…

China, Russia Sign Heavy Helicopter Deal

China and Russia have fully agreed upon and signed a commercial contract on a joint heavy…