Kochi: A classic case of approving projects without proper studies has left the Fisheries Department with egg on its face.

A groundbreaking underwater lighting technology is showing promise in accelerating coral growth and regeneration. This ...

What Exactly Are Fossil Fuels? Fossil fuels, simply put, are natural substances made from decomposed plants and animals. Over ...

Earth Commission Report1 provides major new insights into the potential for the transgression of Earth-system boundaries ...

Nearly one-third of India's 1.4 billion plus population descended on the Maha Kumbh Mela, a six-week Hindu gathering held in the northern state of Uttar Pradesh. The number of people attending ...

The cloud cover isn't what it used to be, and scientists say it is helping fuel Earth's hottest temperatures on record.

Sunscreens are increasingly present in the ocean, but much about their impact on marine life remains poorly understood.

Animals are not just inhabitants of the natural world -- they are its architects. A new study has revealed how hundreds of species shape the landscapes we depend on, from vast termite mounds visible ...

The Navy SEALs are reporting a spike in pollution-related sickness due to the increasing amount of sewage from Mexico that has contaminated their training grounds, with the Navy Inspector General ...

We often talk about water and how important it is to make sure it is clean and unpolluted. But lakes usually fall through the ...

NASA’s Cassini spacecraft, which orbited Saturn from 2004 to 2017, took many dramatic images of the rings’ shadows on Saturn.

Peat bogs sequester a massive amount of the Earth's carbon dioxide. But even as scientists work to better understand bogs' ...