Global warming is producing a rapid loss of plant species -- according to estimates, roughly 600 plant species have died out since 1750 -- twice the number of animal species lost. But which species ...

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As best as anyone can tell, if any hazardously sized asteroid were to hit Earth in the relatively near future, it would most ...

Even the smallest odds of an impact sound alarming, but scientists’ ability to calculate them is actually good news.

A rare Arctic bird found deceased last week in southwest Kansas will become part of the collection at Lawrence's Kansas ...

Scientists say they expect the asteroid's future trajectory and impact probability to change as astronomers collect and ...

I consider myself privileged to be living in an area that quickly grants me access to wide-open nature and trails where ...

An asteroid could hit Earth, but scientists are continuing to gather data to understand its trajectory and potential impact ...

Ross's gull — a bird of a rare species generally found only in Siberia, Greenland, Canada and northern Alaska — has died in ...

Auroras have long mystified humanity. Now that we know what they are and why they happen, we can better predict how best to ...

You've heard of lake-effect snow in the Great Lakes. Check out what a larger sea and bitter cold air helped to generate in ...

Bird watchers are flocking to southwest Kansas to see a rare bird of a species generally found only in Siberia, Greenland, ...