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An international research team jointly led by NTU Singapore, the U.S. Department of Energy's (DOE) Argonne National Laboratory and Germany's Deutsches Elektronen-Synchrotron (DESY) has for the first time observed the ultrafast formation and then breakdown of the water ion that is created when water is exposed to ionising radiation....

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A new report from Climate Central finds that most of the overflow was caused by coastal flooding, which was made worse by rising sea levels.

Antarctica's melting glaciers launched so many icebergs into the ocean 14,600 years ago that sea level rose 6.5 feet in just 100 years.

As if rising sea levels and more intense weather weren't bad enough. The newest negative effect of climate change? The rising dead.

Parents may be teaching babies to use food as a comfort, which leads to obesity later in life, studies show. But as a parent, I'm not buying it.

The Bats and Churches Partnership aims to ease the sometimes fraught relationship between bats and the houses of worship they roost in.

Archaeologists conducting digital surveys below the surface of St. Nicholas Church have discovered an untouched temple.

The research on acupuncture isn't clear-cut, but for those looking for relief from hot flashes or night sweats, this is one option.

Sales of organic are growing and dairy farms are getting incentives to switch to organic farming. Is voting with our dollars actually working?

Massive trees, towering over 250 feet, only flower once every 7 to 10 years.

The Australian government uses helicopters to drop thousands of pounds of carrots and sweet potatoes to hungry animals in areas affected by the bushfires.

More evidence of global warming in Peru, as Huacan glacier collapses into lake.

The deadly earthquake and tsunami that hit the Solomon Islands today struck along a subduction zone.

A tsunami that struck the UK in 2011 was caused by a storm roiling the ocean hundreds of miles away

The modern prefab specialists at Modscape went for the obvious when naming this doozy of a concept home. But hey, it fits.

A messy winter storm is moving across the eastern half of the United States, threatening to delay holiday travel.

Archaeologists have uncovered new evidence that could push the date of human habitation in Australia back possibly as far as 80,000 years ago.

Surprising evidence linking Australia and Canada reminds us that our planet is a dynamic place.

A new, highly speculative conjecture about the extinction of ancient humans is sure to raise critics' brows.

Unity College students settle into TerraHaus, the sustainability-focused Maine institution's new residence hall that's built to stringent, super-efficient Passi

A community rallied to find a coyote trapped in plastic in the middle of a snowstorm.

The Southern Hemisphere will experience more devastating wind and waves as the world warms, according to new research.

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A crowd of farmers, environmentalists and community members gather at a May Day rally in Sydney to call for tougher mining restrictions to protect sensitive lan

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