Smarter people than me reckon there’s a decent chance the human race could soon be wiped out. Our biggest threat? Ourselves.

Actor Harrison Ford told graduates at Arizona State University (ASU) to "extend social justice" to clean up the environmental "mess" his generation left behind for them. The legendary "Star Wars" and ...

The finding effectively paves the way for continued use of atrazine, a widely used herbicide that has been linked to birth defects and cancer in humans.

CULLOWHEE, N.C. (WSPA) — A geochemistry professor at Western Carolina University led research in Antarctica that could help scientists understand what caused dinosaurs’ mass extinction. Shane ...

Tropical ecosystems rely on the infrastructure provided by termites. These insects supply plants with vital nutrients by breaking down organic waste, bringing water to the roots by aerating the soil ...

JUAB COUNTY, Utah — The wildfire burning in Juab County is now fully contained after burnjng 35 acres. The human-caused burned in steep terrain on private property in Salt Creek Canyon, located east ...

Should scientists intervene when faced with the possible self-destruction of a species? That question sits at the heart of “The Vortex of Extinction,” the new documentary project from Ljubomir ...

The industrious beaver—often dismissed as a pest—might be a powerful ally in the fight against climate change. A study published March 18 in the journal Communications Earth and Environment found that ...

Humans already intervene in nature through land use, climate impacts, and species management. The harder question is when intervention is responsible. Colossal frames de-extinction as a conservation ...

Scientists have finally cracked a long-standing mystery about squid and cuttlefish evolution by analyzing newly sequenced genomes alongside global datasets. The research reveals that these bizarre, ...

As the U.S. and Israel-Iran war enters its fourth week, and amid a deep humanitarian crisis throughout the region, Pope Leo XIV appealed during his Sunday Angelus prayer March 22: "Persevere in prayer ...