Death casts a shadow over life, not only for people but also other animals, plants and entire ecosystems. In some ways, the phenomenon is well known. A fallen …

A photo essay from Tommy Trenchard explores efforts to protect the fragile ecosystems of oases in Chad

Some remains found in Diamantina fracture zone date back more than 5m years and reveal species and ecosystems unknown to science The oldest, deepest and most …

Dino-killing asteroid may have sparked millions of years of hydrothermal life When asteroids slam into Earth, they can create hydrothermal vent systems By Me…

New research from the University of Victoria (UVic) has found that some kelp forests around Vancouver Island were disappearing far earlier than scientists prev…

Oceans are in a "deepening crisis" that demands urgent global action, a major U.N. report warned Monday, with seas warming and rising faster, ice cover shrinki…

June 8 marks World Oceans Day, a global event held every year to raise awareness of the impact of human actions on the ocean. Illegal fishing is one of them, t…

When we think of wildlife trafficking, we might think of rhino horns or baby orangutans sold as pets—but the smuggling of sea creatures, a less well-known crim…

Experts say dismantling the ocean observation system will ‘severely degrade’ the accuracy of weather predictions The Trump administration’s plan to dismantle …

In fire-prone ecosystems in Australia’s Northern Territory, prescribed burns are lit to minimize the severity of fires later in the season.

An international team of scientists has discovered that plants are not responding to global warming in the way researchers long assumed. Scientists have expect…