Earth Science News Articles

Does improved energy efficiency translate into a saving for the planet? Or does it just mean people use more resources...

Getting back to nature can boost mental agility and problem-solving powers, a new study has shown.

America’s Grand Canyon could be a lot older than previously thought – ancient enough that dinosaurs could have strolled...

South African dung beetles scuttling across scorching hot desert sands use their dung balls not just as food but also...

Changes in the gulf stream over the last 5000 years are destabilising trapped methane over at least 10,000 square...

A meteorite that fell to Earth in 2011 contains trapped samples of the Martian surface, interior and atmosphere.

What do aeroplanes, airships, rockets, guns and gas pipes have in common? They could all help to cool the Earth by...

Nanoparticles in cosmetics and exhaust fumes can accumulate in plants and stunt growth, scientists have warned...

Massive landslides on Saturn’s moon Iapetus, as studied by the Cassini mission, can be "an excellent laboratory...

Research vehicles could be unwittingly moving species around the deep sea.

Increasingly warm summers in the UK have allowed a species of butterfly to expand their range by using a wider range of...

Writing in the journal Nature Biotechnology, scientists in Australia have bred a new strain of salt-tolerant wheat, by...

Global warming could cause Spring to arrive earlier in future years.

The MESSENGER spacecraft completed one Earth year of orbiting Mercury this month, and two papers published in the...

Satellite tracking studies reveal shark behaviour isn't altered by free food handouts.

The problem with fisheries management is that what a government decides will be best for conservation may not be best...

A team led by Lisa Levin from Scripps Institution of Oceanography, has found a ‘hybrid’ vent/seep ecosystem in an area...

Tracing the source of tiny plastic particles in the ocean.

Heat and cold can stress corals, but they do so in different ways.

Sea cucumbers release acidic gastric juices that break down coral reefs at night.

A little fish is caught in the act of mimicking the extraordinary mimic octopus

A group of researchers from Columbia University publishing in the journal Environmental Research Letters have found...

Seaweeds, also known as macroalgae, can unleash a chemical arsenal toxic to corals, scientists have found.

How increasing our understanding of epigenetics may help plant breeders make informed decisions about the best ways to...