Environmentalists sue New York, New Jersey and Delaware over endangered sturgeon
New York, New Jersey and Delaware were accused in federal lawsuits Thursday of improperly allowing Atlantic sturgeon to be killed...
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World on pace for significantly more warming without immediate climate action, report warns
The world is on a path to get 1.8 degrees Celsius (3.2 Fahrenheit) warmer than it is now, but could...
Hong Kong discovers dinosaur fossils for the first time
This undated handout photo shows Zhang Pengjie, an expert from the Institute of Vertebrate Paleontology and Paleoanthropology (IVPP) of the...
Carbon removal industry calls on U.S. government for regulation in new industry report
The unregulated carbon dioxide removal industry is calling on the U.S. government to implement standards and regulations to boost transparency...
Giant fish thought to be extinct is spotted
WASHINGTON -- A huge fish in the Mekong River thought to be extinct has been spotted three times in recent...
Researchers in a lab near Lake Erie study how toxic algae can damage health
TOLEDO, Ohio -- Steven Haller remembers the look of fear on people's faces when toxic algae in Lake Erie made...
On Lake Erie, getting rid of problem algae starts with giving it less food
OREGON, Ohio -- On a warm late-summer evening, a small speedboat motored across a pea-green stretch of Lake Erie past...
Scientists show how sperm and egg come together like a key in a lock at the beginning of life
New life begins with the meeting of sperm and egg. But how they fuse together has long been a mystery.New...
Moonlight may hamper views of the Orionid meteor shower, debris of Halley’s comet
WASHINGTON -- The Orionids — one of two annual meteor showers from Halley's comet — peak early Monday. A bright...
PHOTO COLLECTION: Supermoon
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