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While studying an artificial reef made from a sunken ship, researchers found a mollusk that may never have been seen before. It could threaten coral in the Florida Keys.

The decision was cheered by commercial rhino breeders but condemned by animal preservation groups, which warned that it could increase poaching.

Scientists compiling a record of the atmosphere based on air trapped in Antarctic ice found that rising carbon dioxide has accelerated plant growth.

Scientists compiling a record of the atmosphere based on air trapped in Antarctic ice found that rising carbon dioxide has accelerated plant growth.

Companies that have embraced environmental goals are represented on White House councils, offering influence that advocacy groups hope they’ll use.

Flanked by coal miners at the Environmental Protection Agency, President Trump signed an order directing the agency to start the process of rewriting the Clean Power Plan.

Energy economists say the executive order is likely to fall far short on the president’s goals of increasing the nation’s “energy independence” and restoring lost coal mining jobs.

The expeditions of William Beebe and his coed Department of Tropical Research are remembered at an upcoming show at The Drawing Center in New York.

If a fusion experiment in France succeeds, it could shape the power plants of the future and contribute greatly to reducing planet-warming emissions.

A naturalist in England found the early-blooming plant had moved up its schedule by nearly two months — a foreboding sign of a warming climate.

The Platte River in Nebraska is an important layover for hundreds of thousands of the birds as they head toward their summer homes.

No more than 30 vaquitas are left in Mexico’s Gulf of California. Experts propose keeping some in captivity as a last resort.

Communing with some of the biggest trees on Earth.

The Natural Resources Defense Council, an environmental group, said lower demand reduced greenhouse gas emissions.

The White House is preparing to dismantle major policy actions of the Obama era, including a plan to close hundreds of heavily polluting power plants.

A rainstorm toppled trees onto people, most of them students who had come to swim at the popular site, Ghanaian officials said.

In addition, India’s environment minister dismissed a report that linked air pollution to a million premature deaths each year.

A landfill at the edge of Addis Ababa where at least 113 people died has been the capital’s main dumping ground for decades.

Scientists disagree about whether bringing extinct species back from the dead will result in a net loss of global biodiversity.

Scientists disagree about whether bringing extinct species back from the dead will result in a net loss of global biodiversity.