Earth Science News Stories

Sea cucumbers release acidic gastric juices that break down coral reefs at night.

A little fish is caught in the act of mimicking the extraordinary mimic octopus

A group of researchers from Columbia University publishing in the journal Environmental Research Letters have found...

Seaweeds, also known as macroalgae, can unleash a chemical arsenal toxic to corals, scientists have found.

How increasing our understanding of epigenetics may help plant breeders make informed decisions about the best ways to...

Plan for an Intergovernmental Platform on Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services (IPBES) will do for nature what the IPCC...

Researchers at the British Antarctic Survey have found an increase in iceberg scouring of the seafloor around the West...

The UK is a world-leader in applying geological knowledge to investigate crime. Using the strong UK base as a starting...

This week the British Geological Survey has released a 'risk list' for the supply of the metals essential for...

Plants able to grow on toxic explosive components could clean up contaminated compounds.

Sea butterflies may disappear from the Arctic as oceans get more acidic.

Gold, platinum and many other precious metals are more common in the Earth's crust than models of the planet'...

The rock underneath forests can act as a previously unknown source of nitrogen...

Animals overheated by climate change are heading uphill and away from the equator, new research has shown.

Climate change is causing species to shift their distributions up to three times faster than previously thought,...

Humans descend from a line of sun-lovers, researchers have shown. A new technique can reveal the historical density of...

Airplanes punching their way through clouds near major airports can increase local precipitation...

Phytoplankton, single celled marine organisms, can only construct their outer shells when their internal pH is...

By learning from pterosaurs we may be able to make aircrafts more manouverable.

Exposing newborn clownfish to the sorts of CO2 levels predicted for the year 2050 and beyond causes the fish to ignore...

Scientists have developed a sugar-fuelled chemical filter to clean up contaminated water.

Using state-of-the-art X-ray scanning technology to recreate the brains of 200 million year old animals thought to be...

Earlier this month, a major conference was held at the Geological Society in London to discuss something that will not...

In the last 30 years, corn and wheat crops have dropped by 3.8 and 5.5 per cent in response to climate change. This...