Strong winds and heavy rain can sometimes wash the animals out to sea, but shortages of fresh drinking water and food are more worrisome as sea levels rise.

In a hearing with Senators, meteorologist Kelvin Droegemeier avoided climate change questions by saying it wasn’t his expertise.

Can clay particles, ozone, or phages stop the algae bloom that is killing wildlife and posing a health risk to humans?

Numbers of avian species in the Mojave Desert have fallen.

The materials are a previously unaccounted-for source of methane and ethylene, researchers find.

The nomination of Kelvin Droegemeier has been met positively by members of the scientific community.

With samples taken from the crust of the Mid-Atlantic Ridge, researchers have discovered where some of the oceans’ dissolved organic carbon winds up.

In a world beset by climate change, marine pollution, and dwindling natural resources, a member of the mushrooming human population pauses to consider his role.

Assessments of species vulnerability provide crucial information for conservation efforts. But the science behind them is still evolving.