Paris Olympics swimming test event in Seine canceled due to pollution

Excessive pollution in Paris’ Seine River forced organizers to cancel a pre-Olympics test swimming competition due…

Indian lunar landing mission enters moon's orbit

India’s latest space mission entered the moon’s orbit on Saturday ahead of the country’s second attempted…

German city deploys snowplows after summer storm

A Germany city had to deploy snowplows at the height of northern hemisphere summer after a…

Firefighters contain wildfire near Spanish-French border

Firefighters from Spain and France succeeded on Saturday in containing a wildfire near the countries’ shared…

About 1 in 3 vertebrate species is used, eaten or traded by humans, study finds

A cheetah pouncing on a gazelle. A bear snatching a fish out of the water with…

It survived 'Stumptown.' Now an ancient redwood may finally be protected for good

In Sonoma County, near a community once called Stumptown because of the sprawling graveyard of cleaved…

The Atlantic is at risk of circulation collapse. It would mean even greater climate chaos across Europe

Amid news of lethal heatwaves across the Northern Hemisphere comes the daunting prospect of a climate…

Heaviest animal ever? Scientists discover massive ancient whale

Look out, blue whale—there’s a new contender for your heavyweight title. Click here for…

Florida's coral is in hot water. Scientists are diving in to rescue the fragile creatures before it's too late

Three and a half miles off the Florida Keys, Kylie Smith kicked to the surface of…

Net zero: Direct costs of climate policies aren't a major barrier to public support, research reveals

Amid headlines of wildfires raging across Europe and Africa and flooding in China, the UK government…