A sharp decline in chestnut trees caused by a parasitic fungus in Russia's southern Krasnodar region is threatening the area's honey production, according to local beekeepers and scientists.

I rarely see trumpeter swans on the lake, and I don't ever remember seeing them so early.

The sun when direct was intense, definitely not April and not May...more like the month of June.

Wildlife officials say populations of the silvery Pacific sardine have plummeted over the past decade.

Permafrost preserved the ‘oldest blood in the world’ boosting hopes of bringing extinct species back to life.

Both sides of Cook Inlet are eroding near Tyonek. The erosion is reaching old and new growth trees, and causing more debris to fall in to the Inlet, which easily get caught in set nets.

In the earliest breakup since the contest began in 1917, the Nenana Ice Classic Tripod fell early this morning.

Blockage at the city's main lift station has forced sewage to overflow into the bay, so it doesn't back into people's homes.

One wildlife expert says seeing more than 2,000 trumpeter swans at the sanctuary is unusual, but on Saturday there were nearly 3,000 counted.

Trees and wires came down early Monday morning as rain poured down and wind whipped across Massachusetts, the National Weather Service said.

The Arctic Sounder - Serving the Northwest Arctic and the North Slope

Frigid north winds blow down from the Arctic Ocean, freeze saltwater and push sea ice south. The ice normally prevents waves from forming and locks onto beaches, walling off villages. But not this year.

Northern Pike (Esox Lucius) caught with "pug head" jaw deformity, usually associated with cold water temperatures during incubation.

This morning I heard and saw a robin in Fairbanks right near the fairgrounds. I have lived in Fairbanks for more than 30 years and have never seen a robin this early!

The death toll from a storm that crashed into southeast Africa last month has risen above 1,000, with more than 4,000 cases of cholera reported among survivors in Mozambique, the hardest-hit country.

Shiveluch volcano (Kamchatka) in Kamchata is erupting. Explosive activity continues. Volcanic Ash Advisory Center (VAAC) Tokyo warned about a volcanic ash plume that rose up to estimated 33000 ft (10100 m) altitude or flight level 330 and is moving at 55 kts in S direction.

The closures of the campgrounds, facing the threat of falling trees, likely will last through summer, the state parks division said.

The season’s first puffins arrived on Grímsey island—the only part of Iceland to cross the Arctic Circle—a few days ago and the birds are generally arriving in Iceland significantly earlier each year than they used to.

Popular hunting spots, such as Frobisher's Farthest, Pink Lady Island and Ward Inlet should be avoided, says the chair of the Amaruq Hunters and Trappers Association.

The warmest springtime temperature of the year so far is 14.1 degrees Celsius, and fires are popping up around the country.