A tiny plant’s molecular “velcro” could help crops turn sunlight into food more efficiently. An international team of scientists has identified a surprising molecular strategy used by a rare group of ...

Sloths are highly specialized mammals whose slow movement is tied directly to their low-energy diet and metabolism. Their ...

The whole story of "Project Hail Mary" revolves around an alien microbe known as Astrophage that's dimming the sun. Here's everything you need to know about it.

Massive piles of sargassum, the size of which have not been seen before, are floating this way, right now, sure to coat the beaches of Florida's East Coast, the Keys, and various Caribbean islands ...

By snatching chloroplasts from algae, animals called sacoglossans produce their own energy through photosynthesis ...

Sargassum is showing up in record high numbers across the Caribbean Sea and Atlantic Ocean right now. And it’s arriving ...

For about a year, an algal bloom in South Australian waters has had devastating effects on marine life. At my local beach, ...

From carbon-negative homes to people-powered street lights, new innovations are transforming urban living, making cities cleaner and greener ...

Plants changed the atmosphere, built soil and created ecosystems that allowed animals like us to thrive. But first they had ...

MEXICO BEACH — Deceased dolphins are washing ashore in unusual numbers. Nineteen dead bottlenose dolphins have been found in the area, the majority being between Mexico Beach and Port St Joe, since ...

That slick black substance dotting parts of local beaches isn't oil, experts say. It's actually a common phenomenon in the ...

A new development from the University of South Florida may help control toxic algal blooms. It's one of a number of methods in a slow pipeline.