Minnesota is known as the Land of 10,000 Lakes, but the state's health department has an important warning this fall.

Blue-green algae is known to emit toxins which can cause skin irritation in humans, or stomach upsets if a lot of affected ...

In Puerto Rico and other hard-hit places, marine researchers are trying to restore reefs and make corals more resilient — with some recent success.

Some of the most dramatic climatic events in our planet's history are "Snowball Earth" events that happened hundreds of ...

“Over millions of years, material from this ring gradually fell to Earth, creating the spike in meteorite impacts observed in ...

As the famed British naturalist David Attenborough noted, “In our hands now lies not only our own future but that of all ...

This week, a new report argues that the Earth and its ability to sustain basic standards of living for everyone is at risk.

A new study highlights how extreme conditions during Snowball Earth may have driven the evolution of multicellular organisms, ...

Algal communities flourish in Lake Erie’s western basin each summer. Scientists are looking to new NASA technology to better ...

This summary highlights the latest in science news, focusing on notable developments such as the use of seaweed in biophotovoltaic panels in Chile, Elon Musk's announcement on SpaceX's Mars missions, ...

Six public beaches along Geneva Lake remain closed because of toxic algae. Walworth County health officials shut down all municipal beaches over the weekend, calling it a precautionary measure ...

This material covers a range of cutting-edge science news, including China's Geespace launching 10 low-orbit satellites, ...