Gallery: The Lovely British Scenery Where the Plague and Anthrax Once Rained

The death of a lab worker in Russia has authorities looking at whether plague played a role. Even if it did, though, the odds of it spreading are very low.

European countries are leading the way harvesting heat that would otherwise be wasted as green death practices become more common.

The new image isn’t just stunning—it may also provide clues about how this star survived its own explosion.

Seven of 16 planetary vital signs are in their most extreme state ever recorded, and El Niño is here to make matters even worse.

Five hauntings from the other side of technology.

While oil is known to float, new research finds that over time it can permeate even extremely deep marine habitats, with animal populations declining by as much as 80 percent.

Auk’s original countertop garden is on clearance for $199, with everything you need to start growing herbs indoors.

Although the case is considered exceptional, investigators are working to determine how the infection occurred and whether the pathogen played a role in the patient’s death.

Ancient plants reveal that the vestiges of the North American ice sheet started expanding a few thousand years ago, but that climate change caused it to reverse course.

Tropical Storm Isaias is set to become the basin’s first hurricane of the season, bringing life-threatening rain and storm surge to the Gulf Coast.

As coastlines change, so do surf breaks. That may spell the end for premier waves and the tourist economies that depend on them.

Though plastic is usually inert, tiny pieces of it have the potential to react with one of the most pervasive molecules in the environment and in our bodies.