Science & Tech

From the Borneo rainforests in Indonesia and Malaysia to the Amazon Basin, the world’s rainforests are some of the most ecologically essential (not to mention awe-inspiring) env...

Compared to fossil fuels such as oil, coal, and natural gas, solar power is a particularly sustainable form of energy.

Plastic pollutants comprise a significant amount of waste in our lands and waters and are dangerous for plants, animals, humans, and entire ecosystems.

Human activities are one of the leading causes of climate change. An unstable climate system is both bad for nature and public health, and will cause irreversible, long-term dam...

The effects of climate change reach far and wide. According to climate models, the impacts of climate change have the potential to cause irreparable damage to our planet. As the...

Deep beneath the surface of the Earth lie massive reservoirs of molten rock, hot water, and high-pressure gas. Scientists and engineers have tapped these supplies as geothermal ...

As the Earth faces increasing climate change, some policymakers, climate scientists, and members of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) have suggested novel met...

Crude oil, natural gas, and coal are organic materials that humans burn for heat and energy. These materials form from dead organisms over millions of years, which has led them ...

Chimpanzees (Pan troglodytes) and humans (Homo sapiens) are closely linked in their ancestry and possess a sophisticated intelligence unseen in many other mammals. Learn more ab...