The thinness of the Indian continent allowed it to speed northward at ten times the rate of other tectonic plates after the breakup of a supercontinent 150 million years ago, a new study suggests.

Explorers have set off to make the first accurate measurements of the polar ice cap's thickness in the North Pole, data that will help scientists understand global warming.

The Indonesian government on Tuesday ordered the mandatory evacuation of 30,000 people living within the vicinity of Mt. Kelud, which scientists fear may erupt.

As sea ice shrinks on the world's largest island, new opportunities for farming, fishing, and mineral exploration are emerging. But not everyone is celebrating.

Tiny squid, red jellyfish, and lantern fish are among the hundred exotic sea creatures pulled from the depths off the Philippines.

A massive titanosaur recently unearthed in Argentina is one of the largest and most complete giant dinos ever discovered, experts say.

Using genes from soil microbes and rabbit livers, two independent research groups developed plants that can remove harmful chemicals from the environment.

In their exhausting march across the continent, the brawniest of the invasive cane toads are becoming arthritic, a new study says.

Che remembered, rare animals pelts destroyed, and more.

Former U.S. Vice President Al Gore and the UN's Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change won the Nobel Peace Prize today for their efforts to publicize global warming.

Former U.S. Vice President Al Gore will split the 2007 Nobel Peace Prize with the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change for spreading the message about the threat to Earth from human-caused global warming.

Video: Prize Announcement

Rangers have been forced to flee Virunga National Park, leaving the rare apes unprotected amid an ongoing struggle between the government and ethnic rebels.

Thunderstorms can emit gamma rays—the most powerful form of light—just before lightning forms, a new study has revealed.

High winds and hail nearly the size of tennis balls struck southeast Australia "like a mini-tornado," damaging buildings around the town of Lismore on October 9.

Expect more sultry nights as human activities that contribute to global warming cause rising humidity around the world, experts say.