New research has shed light on when plants first evolved the ability to respond to changing humidity in the air...
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Scientists studying tropical forests in Africa's mountains were surprised to uncover how much carbon they store, and how fast some...
The oldest genome of a modern human from the Wallacea region -- the islands between western Indonesia and Papua New...
Among the fierce carnivores that lived during the late Cretaceous was a predator named Daspletosaurus. The massive tyrannosaur, about nine...
In estimations of ocean heat content -- important when assessing and predicting the effects of climate change -- calculations have...
Only by making deep cuts to greenhouse gas emissions, while also removing carbon dioxide from the atmosphere, can we halt...
(CNN) — The Inca citadel of Machu Picchu in Peru was occupied from around 1420-1530 AD, several decades earlier than...
Scientists who study glacier ice have found viruses nearly 15,000 years old in two ice samples taken from the Tibetan...
At least one of the men arrested by Haitian authorities previously worked as an informant for the US Drug Enforcement...
Biodegradable plastics are supposed to be good for the environment. But because they are specifically made to degrade quickly, they...