Around the world, coral reefs are under threat from rising ocean temperatures, deteriorating water conditions, and diseases ...

Extreme humidity and triple-digit temperatures are affecting around 250 million people across the United States. Here's the science behind the heat dome that’s stifling the nation. A sunbather rests ...

Australia is doing absolutely everything to protect its most iconic ecosystem — except, perhaps, the one thing that really ...

Recognized by National Geographic as a top 25 destination to visit in 2026 , Fiji experienced a record number of visitors in ...

Travelers seeking adventure can explore the rainforest trails of Morne Seychellois National Park or the cross-island Mare aux ...

As scientists question the rise in early colon cancer cases, a new study is offering some potential answers. Colored scanning electron micrograph (SEM) of a macrophage white blood cell (center) that ...

Decades ago, India’s tigers were on the brink of extinction. Slowly, their numbers have rebounded. But that ecological success has prompted a dire problem—and a race to save many of them from genetic ...

Gum makers have claimed, for decades, chewing is good for your mental health. They’re kind of on to something. Humans have chewed on gum for millennia. Scientists are still trying to figure out why.

The Great Blue Hole in Belize is a massive ... hole that’s roughly 300m in diameter and over 120m deep, said to be formed ...

Naltrexone has long been used to treat alcohol use disorder. Now it’s gaining attention as a tool for people who want to cut back on drinking before it becomes a bigger health problem. Test tubes are ...

A new study overturns previous findings that domestic cats originated thousands of years earlier. An African wildcat (Felis lybica) rests on a rock in Kruger National Park, South Africa. So far, ...

Coral skeletons left by a tsunami over 630 years ago are a warning for the Caribbean region, according to new research. An earthquake exceeding magnitude 8.0 rocked the north eastern Caribbean ...