More than a fifth of the world's plant species faces the threat of extinction, a trend with potentially catastrophic
A swarm of small earthquakes that struck western Saudi Arabia last year was the rumbling of a volcano, geologists
An earth scientist says another major dust storm over south-eastern Australia is likely within weeks. The Australian National University's Professor
Efforts to clean up and protect the North East Atlantic have made some progress since 2000 but new threats
Moses might not have parted the Red Sea, but a strong east wind that blew through the night could
PARIS (AFP) – The flurry of exceptional weather disasters in recent years is completely consistent with scenarios about an
As world experts grapple with ways to contain global warming, researchers gathered in Egypt are seeking answers from the
A panel of scientific experts has begun two days of hearings in Washington to decide whether a genetically modified
Arctic sea ice melted over the summer to cover the third smallest area on record, US researchers said Wednesday,
Climate change is exposing reindeer hunting gear used by the Vikings' ancestors faster than archaeologists can collect it from