The “Old West” dust has fascinated our imagination for decades. It could be a result of our own activity. Image credits: Drei Kubik. For over a century, the “Old West” of the US has fascinated ...

Scientists analyzed children’s blood lead levels to quantify soil lead risk across Chicago neighborhoods. On this map, areas covered in dark purple are those where children had the lowest blood lead ...

That’s exactly what happened to an unnamed Swedish fisherman who hadn’t even cast his line yet. While digging for worms to use as bait, he unearthed a hoard of medieval treasure, around 13 pounds (6 ...

Researchers examined the brains of 20 common bottlenose dolphins that had stranded along Florida’s Indian River Lagoon (IRL) between 2010 and 2019. All of them—adults and juveniles alike—showed signs ...

The antibody, called 04_A06, blocked 98.5% of more than 300 different HIV strains in lab tests, including many resistant to other treatments. In mice engineered with human immune systems, 04_A06 did ...

Dolphins keep turning up on Florida’s beaches, stuck in the shallows and barely moving. Volunteers and scientists try to help by cooling them down, keeping them wet, and sometimes getting them back to ...

Bob Berwyn is an Austria-based reporter who has covered climate science and international climate policy for more than a decade. Previously, he reported on the environment, endangered species and ...

Global warming is awakening sleeping giants of ice at the South Pole as glaciers start to flow faster and surface melting increases.