Chinese hydroelectric power plans in Tibet threaten to destabilize the Himalayan region’s ecology and politics.

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A new book explores how one biologist’s work at the North and South Poles changed the way he sees the world and our place in ...

A s they transport us to underwater landscapes, aquariums provide a soothing experience for visitors. The dark rooms, illuminated by soft light emanating from the tanks, display a ...

Discover how the Antarctic midge, Antarctica's only native insect, survives extreme cold through unique adaptations.

Alaskan commercial salmon harvest was approximately 450 million pounds —the lowest harvest recorded since 1985. While warming ...

El Niño and La Niña are climate phenomena that are generally associated with wetter and drier winter conditions in the ...

What's the only native insect of Antarctica have to do to survive? A research team has uncovered the special ability of the Antarctic midge to prosper in an extreme environment.

Buried several miles beneath East Antarctica's ice, Lake Vostok is one of the largest freshwater lakes on Earth, rivaling ...