How elephants plan journeys to help save energy Being an elephant is no easy task. The faster they go, the more they optimize their route to save energy.

Satellite images from space are allowing scientists to delve deeper into the individual functions of different tropical forest canopies with new and surprising results. Understanding tree traits and ...

The first Landsat series satellite was launched by NASA in the summer of 1972 with the aim of tracking changes in the Earth's ...

Marine scientists are calling for beachgoers who find weedy seadragons washed up on the shore to photograph them and send details to researchers at the University of Technology Sydney (UTS).

At a briefing in Paris, Ecology Minister Agnes Pannier-Runacher said climate change is a “tangible reality” that could leave some citizens unable to get insured.

New York Times photographers covered Covid-19 throughout the world. These pictures, and the moments behind them, stayed with them. New York Times photographers covered Covid-19 throughout the world.

Royalty-free licenses let you pay once to use copyrighted images and video clips in personal and commercial projects on an ongoing basis without requiring additional payments each time you use that ...

A polar bear lounges in a field of pink flowers. An arctic fox skips gingerly as the thaw of spring moves in. And a baby chimpanzee sips a bottle. The 2024 Nature Photography Contest showcases the ...