Where have all the lemmings gone? New research shows that climate change is threatening these furry northern rodents, with serious consequences for other creatures such as the Arctic fox.
Overturning a local ruling and angering environmentalists, the Scottish government approved Donald Trump to build "the greatest golf course in the world" along the Scottish coast.
The Antarctic ozone hole reached its 2008 peak at 10.5 million square miles (27.2 million square kilometers), short of the 2006 record size of 10.6 million square miles (27.5 million square kilometers), according to NASA scientists.
Already threatened by deforestation, rare Peruvian yellow-tailed woolly monkeys face doom as their babies are sold for a few dollars and their genital hair is taken as a trophy.
A fungus associated with Arctic and Antarctic soils has infected bat colonies in the northeastern U.S., though it's unknown if the organism kills the mammals, a new study says.
Huge vertical jolts can accompany side-to-side shaking usually felt during quakes, a movement not factored into today's quakeproof buildings, a new study says.
In the Brazilian Amazon rain forest, a nongovernmental organization is using satellites to uncover deforestation the Brazilian government doesn't find.
In U.S. TV ads, oilman T. Boone Pickens touts energy independence via wind and natural gas. Critics say his plan is expensive, is inefficient, and may keep the country in thrall to foreign fuels.
Salt-deprived animals and insects living far inland from some coasts may benefit if global warming increases hurricane intensity, a new study suggests.
The auction in Namibia sold tons of tusks to Asian bidders Tuesday, raising money for elephant conservation. Some conservationists worry such sales will encourage poachers.
