Environmental Science

Worst. Marine. Invasion. Ever. Prized as pets for their mesmerizing beauty, an aquarium keeper’s dream has become an environmental nightmare as legions of venomous, voracious lionfish are now guzzling up fish and further endangering coral reefs throughout the Atlantic, Caribbean and Gulf of Mexico. Researchers, inventors, divers and fishers are urgently trying to find new ways to stem the tide of these undersea marauders.

A team of University of North Carolina Wilmington researchers is in Antarctica studying the effects of climate change on crabeater seals — the most populous marine mammals in the world. WHQR caught up with them before they embarked on their trip.

What makes a fly a fly? Well sure, they have wings. But importantly, only two. The larger category for flies is Diptera, which tells you this if you break…

Forests "are restless things," writes Zach St. George in his new book The Journeys of Trees.He explains how, over millennia, forests creep inch by inch to more hospitable places.

Many Americans learn their history through teachers, textbooks and films. Personal histories, however, often come from stories told amongst families. But…

Many Americans learn their history through teachers, textbooks and films. Personal histories, however, often come from stories told amongst families. But…