Sharks and rays have populated the world's oceans for around 450 million years, but more than a third of the species living today are severely threatened by overfishing and the loss of their habitat.

New method of regulating plant hormones allows researchers to increase quality and yields of rice crops grown in saline soil.

U.S. President Trump’s decision to pull the United States out of the Paris Agreement is a major blow to global efforts to ...

A new attribution analysis found that climate heating caused by burning fossil fuels significantly increased the likelihood ...

While some changes in mushing come from development in the sport, others have been forced by a changing climate. One part of ...

The world’s largest banks are showing little progress when it comes to their promise of helping the world avoid the worst ...

In the 450 million years that sharks and rays have inhabited the oceans, they have repeatedly benefited from higher ...

Researchers found that reduced low-cloud cover over land slightly mitigates global warming, although temperatures continue to ...

Most ozone-depleting substances also contribute to global warming. By reining in these substances and protecting carbon sinks ...

The rate of ocean warming has more than quadrupled over the past four decades, a new study has shown. Ocean temperatures were rising at about 0.06 degrees Celsius per decade in the late 1980s, but are ...

The rate of the ocean’s warming has more than quadrupled over the past four decades, according to researchers. While ocean ...

The Senate confirmed Doug Burgum as Interior secretary after President Trump tapped the North Dakota billionaire to help ...