For over six decades the World Wide Fund for Nature WWF has stood as a leading advocate for the protection of endangered species habitats and ecosyste ...

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“Too much of the world, it seems, has come under human influence during a time when we’re not very good at working out how to ...

An examination of millions of patient visits to primary care physicians shows that mental health concerns are second only to musculoskeletal complaints in everyday care.

Lavas from hotspots - -whether erupting in Hawaii, Samoa or Iceland -- likely originate from a worldwide, uniform reservoir in Earth's mantle, according to an evaluation of volcanic hotspots.

In Puerto Rico and other hard-hit places, marine researchers are trying to restore reefs and make corals more resilient — with some recent success.

Fresh, nutritious food is hard to come by in space. Interstellar Lab hopes to solve that with its closed-loop farm full of ...

A new study co-led by the Smithsonian and the University of Arizona offers the most detailed glimpse yet of how Earth’s ...

At times during the past half-billion years, carbon dioxide warmed our planet more than previously thought, according to a ...

Researchers show the average surface temperature on our planet has shifted between 51.8 to 96.8 degrees Fahrenheit ...

Chicago-based Cook County Health has unveiled a new logo as part of a brand redesign.

To reach that surprisingly conclusion, scientists studied the positions of 21 asteroid impact craters during the Ordovician period – the second of six periods in the ...