Feds declare emergency as gray whale deaths reach highest level in nearly 20 years

Alarmed by the high number of gray whales that have been washing up dead on West…

Sea turtles start nesting season with 'unheard-of' numbers on one NC island, town says

Each day from May through August, volunteers walk and survey the 26 miles of coastline on…

Nation's most ambitious project to clean up nuclear weapons waste has stalled

The Energy Department’s most environmentally important and technically ambitious project to clean up Cold War nuclear…

Marine life is disappearing, imperiling San Diego's future

Just as scientists are starting to understand the life forms and landscape of the ocean, they…

Ant reactions to habitat disruptions inform a result of evolution

A Concordia biology professor is calling on ant experts to develop a set of common principles…

Renault interested in Fiat Chrysler merger but to hold new meeting

French carmaker Renault on Tuesday said it was studying “with interest” an offer for a merger…

California maintains life science dominance, report finds

California retains the crown as the nation’s top recipient of federal life science funding, signifying the…

American youths sue for a livable climate

Growing up in Fairbanks, Alaska, Nathan Baring has seen the signs of a warming world all…

Rare fossils provide more detailed picture of biodiversity during Middle Ordovician

A clutch of marine fossil specimens unearthed in northern Portugal that lived between 470 and 459…

It's alive! Researchers create innovative 'living' bridge

Engineers at the University of New Hampshire have designed a unique living laboratory on a heavily…