A new method monitors when deep sea methane deposits convert to gas and rise toward the seafloor in amounts that were previously too small to detect.

Researchers are using genetic information from western chimpanzees in Guinea to evaluate the effects of mining on the endangered species.

A wholly-sustainable plastics industry is possible, researchers say. A new study shows what's needed to make it a reality.

A new way to separate cotton and polyester with enzymes could lead to better textile recycling, say researchers.

Recycling waste plastic isn't effective because there's no money in it. But what if all that plastic could become nanomaterials?

There’s been a shift toward earlier springtime flowering in many plants, but new research also finds one kind of flower is getting bigger.

Animals, the seeds they disperse, and the plants result are part of a delicate and threatened ecosystem on Mauritius.

The largest animals ever owe their size to feeding on the tiniest creatures in the sea, but their survival requires a minimum body size.

Two populations of orcas in the Pacific Northwest and British Columbia are faring very differently. The way they hunt may be a factor.

The humble mussel and other organisms are important ecosystem engineers, helping sustain salt marshes in the face of climate change.