Anyone who’s ever lined up for tequila shots knows to lick a little salt, throw back the tequila, and chase it with lime.

Beneath the Arctic’s frozen surface, tiny algae are defying the rules of biology. Their survival strategy not only redefines ...

Gaet'ale Pond in Ethiopia's Danakil Depression is the world's saltiest lake, with a salinity of 43.3%. Its extreme chemistry ...

Salty sights and Caesar salads in Cape Verde, the up-and-coming jetlag-free fly-and-flop destination. Travel editor Nigel ...

Geoengineering may cool the planet—but one method could seriously disrupt global weather by weakening a key climate system, ENSO.

Tiny ocean microbes called Prochlorococcus, once thought to be climate survivors, may struggle as seas warm. These cyanobacteria drive 5% of Earth’s photosynthesis and underpin much of the marine food ...

Beneath the dense, salty waters of the Dead Sea, scientists have uncovered a geological phenomenon of unexpected scale.

The researchers found that only Arctic diatoms can move through actual ice. Temperate diatoms (species from warmer waters) ...

The windmill itself has been sensitively restored and has buckets of character. Natalie and Varian Bush bought the guest ...

As a result, you're probably ingesting thousands of tiny plastic ... it as much as you can anyway. How to avoid it: Wash your fruit thoroughly, peel when possible and choose local or organic produce.

WASHINGTON — Every year, hurricanes slam coastlines worldwide with fierce winds and huge waves. These powerful storms can be very destructive, with some packing winds of 185 mph. So you may be ...

Scientists don’t usually cross over from observation to intervention. But for the team in Warren's Jacob’s Point Marsh, the ...