That’s how typical reef-building corals, like the iconic elkhorn and staghorn species, with their antler-like appearance, ...

Today we are witnessing rapid global sea level rise attributable mostly to climate change–driven melting of ice sheets and ...

East Auckland’s boaties are being asked to do their bit to help stop the spread of a harmful and invasive marine pest. Exotic ...

Our Solar System, like a sneaky little hobbit, seems to have stuffed its pockets full of hidden oceans. Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, and Neptune all have moons astronomers think might be harboring liquid ...

They were able to show that a process that takes place on Earth could be responsible for the marks we see on Ariel. Known as spreading, that process takes place on volcanic ridges here on Earth, where ...

Eczema is not a contagious skin condition. However, some possible complications of eczema, such as infections, may be contagious. Eczema is a chronic inflammatory skin condition that may cause dry ...

Amid China's recent intrusions in the West Philippine Sea, militaries from the Philippines, the United States, Japan, and Australia participated Wednesday in a joint exercise within the Southeast ...

Here’s what experts want you to know. By Dani Blum Bird flu is striking chickens across the country, causing shortages and pushing up prices at retailers and restaurants. Last week, one of the ...

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Since 2005, a 35-mile-long crack known as the East African Rift has been forming. In the scorching deserts of East Africa, the ground is slowly tearing itself apart — a slow-motion, geological ...