The asteroid 2012 DA14 is set to pass Earth Friday at a recording-breaking distance of roughly 17 miles – lower than most communication and television satellites.
An anti-anxiety medication has been found in local waterways and is altering fish behavior, according to a new study.
Climate change may create massive financial risks for the federal government, according to a new report.
Siam, the oldest Asian elephant that was kept in captivity at the Australian Zoo, was found dead Tuesday morning due to a sudden kidney failure.
A new species of owl of the genus Otus has been discovered in a small Indonesian island, researchers reported today in PLoS ONE.
Viruses and bacteria are constantly battling one another, and may determine the outcome of how much carbon dioxide enters Earth's atmosphere.
Scientists are helping search for evidence of alien life in rocks on Earth.
Ancient insects provided the clue to biodiversity 50 million years ago.
New European satellite imagery has confirmed that Arctic sea ice volume is shrinking rapidly.
A shark attack destroyed the front two flippers of a loggerhead sea turtle. Now, the turtle has received prosthetic limbs, allowing her to swim.
Environmental groups are suing the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service in order to restore federal protections for wolves.
A team of researchers from Colombia has discovered two new species of salamander while conducting the first amphibian census that was supported by the Conservation Leadership Programme and Save Our Species. The newly discovered salamanders that belong to the genus Bolitoglossa were spotted at the Ta...
