Two skeletons of a new hominid species were discovered in South Africa.

Glacier National Park in Montana may have to change its name pretty soon.

Thousands of people take part in an international summit on climate change.

The first Earth Day, in 1970, marked the beginning of what we now know as the modern environmental movement. Check out these resources for more about the environment and what you can do to protect it.

The year 2009 tied as the earth’s second warmest year since 1880.

Chinese and British scientists have reported the first evidence of dinosaur color.

The British government wants to establish a Marine Protected Area in the Chagos Islands.

Scientists have discovered that a lowly sea slug has the amazing ability to produce its own food, just as plants do.

How long have people kept cats? Or, should the question be, how long have cats kept people?

The United Nations Copenhagen (Denmark) Climate Conference ended in December without final agreements to lower emissions of greenhouse gases.