Hominid footprints found on Crete date back 5.6 million years, making them by far the oldest ever discovered in Europe.

Researchers have discovered fossil human footprints embedded in an ancient lakebed that show humans inhabited North America during the Last Glacial Maximum, in what is now New Mexico. Credit: National ...

In one of his first secretarial orders, Doug Burgum ordered staff to review public lands with an eye toward opening them to ...

DNA analysis reveals the big, flightless moa birds ate — and pooped out — 13 kinds of fungi, including ones crucial for New Zealand’s forest ecosystem.

The offshore wind industry has bipartisan support in Louisiana, including from traditional companies in the oil-and-gas ...

Schott, University of Minnesota Extension Since the release of a United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization report in 2006, we’ve heard more and more about the carbon ...

To turn human waste into a usable fuel, Firefly uses a method called hydrothermal liquefaction, which is good for wet waste. By combining high pressure and heat, it converts the sewage into ...

Power-hungry AI data centers are driving up electricity demand in the US. This may lead to increased use of fossil fuel power plants, but green-focused firms are still seeking ways to trim carbon ...

The new EU recycling legislation, expected to be proposed next year, will try to close existing loopholes but not overburden ...

The study of marine biogeochemical cycles has historically concentrated on natural components, but the growing understanding of the complex relationships ...

Some tout sustainable aviation fuel as the key to greener flights, but high prices and environmental concerns may hamper rollout ...