Nature

The current hay fever crisis in the country serves as a global warning about the consequences of altering natural ecosystems.

In recent decades, the number of visitors and the tourism sector in Antarctica have considerably surged.

Specially trained rodents are nearly ready to patrol ports, helping to combat species smuggling.

Today, a group of 60 people, mostly children, have been stranded there for three years with no clear idea of what's going to happen next.

These are the oldest microbes ever discovered.

The so-called “Galapagos of the North,” one of the most biodiverse places in the world, is on high alert, and for good reason.

Hundreds of tourists visit the Morning Glory area daily to take pictures. However, they don’t realize that the colorful pool is a result of human pollution.

Getting the wrong species to control another can become a living hell.

The ambitious, $26-million plan can’t fail if the country wants to avoid making matters worse.

A chance encounter in the brackish waters of Mono Lake could have numerous implications for science and even modern medicine.

An important lesson: There’s still a lot of work to be done to fully understand biodiversity in understudied regions.

These insect-repellent spirals become part of the Japanese landscape in summer.