Greenland is the largest island on our planet. What do we know about it To begin with, this is one of the Vikings' two ...

When you see the headline that Americans in eighteen states are strongly advised to abstain from drinking alcohol, don’t rush ...

Rainfall patterns fluctuate much more than temperature, the Met Office says, but it finds that, as well as warming up, the UK ...

Sound Off is an opinion forum for Mercury readers to offer brief comments on today’s news. Submissions must be 75 words or ...

Working people who choose to wear MAGA red caps hate science for their own reasons: It tells them things about disease and ...

Busloads of tourists chased viral shots against the colorful peak of Peru’s Rainbow Mountain. A battle for control of the ...

Descriptions and displays at scores of parks and historic sites have been flagged for review in connection with an executive order from President Trump.

Warming ocean temperatures and warmer air mean there’s more water vapor in the atmosphere to fuel extreme downpours like ...

As Colorado River states race to finish a deal, water users face a resource altered by drought and climate change.

UK-based climate scientists have had research projects cancelled and lost access to crucial data as a result of Donald Trump’s sweeping funding cuts. US institutions such as Nasa and the National ...

It’s a beautiful morning in early summer, breezy and not too warm yet, the sky a smooth blue stone behind the narrow spears of the pines, the garden with its fresh green growth damp with dew and ...