Our human species emerged in Africa around 300,000 years ago but scientists don't yet have a clear picture of what kind of ...

Students from the Reynolds School of Journalism immersed themselves in a weeklong adventure at La Selva Research Station ...

Earth Day is on Tuesday, April 22, this year. The annual observation is set aside to increase awareness around environmental ...

Seagrass is crucial to the health of our ocean and provides food and shelter for a ton of animals. But this leafy green ...

P rimates are a group of mammals that includes humans and our close relatives, such as apes, monkeys and lemurs. Monkeys, ...

Malaysia is a country located in Southeast Asia, consisting of two main land masses, the Malay Peninsula and the island of ...

Jefferson Elementary School students have been taking a closer look at the rainforest to boost their language arts skills. First grade students recently completed a six-week unit about animals, their ...

Also read: No respite for Brazil’s Yanomami group facing illegal mining-linked crisis Under Mr. Lula, illegal mining destroyed 4,219 hectares of Amazon rainforest — equivalent to about 5,900 ...

In this undated file photo, the rainforest is shown in Panama. STOCK IMAGE/Getty Images In a typical lightning strike in a tropical forest, the lightning attaches directly to a large-canopy tree ...

In tropical rainforests, these strikes are a leading cause of tree mortality, making the discovery of a lightning-resistant tree particularly fascinating. For over a decade, researchers in Panama have ...

Both footpaths on the Story Bridge have been closed for almost a month – and will remain closed for weeks, with no reopening date revealed yet. The east and west Story Bridge footpaths, a ...

Up to 100mm is expected to fall in parts of south-east Queensland on Wednesday. The rain has already brought flooding out west but is expected to be less severe closer to the coast. Parts of south ...