Last month was the 2nd warmest November in the 140-year global climate record, and polar sea ice coverage shrank to near-record lows, according to a NOAA report. .
Scientists found fossilized root systems of ancient trees - from what's now Earth's oldest known forest - near Cairo, New York. They looked "surprisingly modern," the scientists said.
A new study shows that, if they can be returned to San Francisco Bay, California's southern sea otter population can be tripled. There are now only about 3,000 of the otters left. But, first, they’ll need some help getting past the great white sharks.
The burning rainforest releases black carbon into the atmosphere, which, according to a growing number of scientific studies, directly contributes to the melting of glaciers.
At least one type of microbe on Earth not only likes to eat meteorites but actually prefers them as a food source, according to a new international scientific study.