There are many reasons why your washing machine will smell during and after a trip to the beach. Here's why and what to do ...

After 17 years underground, cicadas are emerging on Cape Cod. The noisy bugs will spend the next four to six weeks above ...

After 17 years underground, cicadas are emerging on Cape Cod. The noisy bugs will spend the next four to six weeks above ground as part of their life cycle. When underground, they feed on nutrients ...

A marine heat wave has been building in the ocean surrounding the UK during an exceptionally warm and dry spring. In other ...

Each year, as the Atlantic hurricane season begins, one consistent and powerful atmospheric feature makes its presence known—dust. But not just any dust!

In large numbers, these small blob-like creatures, formally known as tunicates, wreak havoc on coastal aquaculture.

Climate extremes are changing sunlight and UV levels in Lake Tahoe, affecting clarity, ecosystems and lake management.

Flamingos (Phoenicopteriformes) are recognized for their long and slender legs and their brilliant pink plumage. They do not ...

It might or might not be the smell of aliens, but dimethyl sulfide — and its funky odor — definitely gets around ...

Global research shows how plankton adapt their cell membranes to survive changing ocean light, nutrients, and temperature.

In a pristine corner of the Amazon, Brazilian and British scientists have spent more than two decades simulating drought to understand how the rainforest might respond to a drier future.

A chance encounter on a rocky seashore led one professor to invent autonomous robotics that can harvest the power of seaweed.