John Nicklas

The annual 3-to 4-millimeter rise in sea levels is expected to impact many coastal communities in the coming decades. However, few are as vulnerable as the Republic of the Maldi...

Geologists have long maintained that our Earth comprises four layers  — the crust, the mantle, the outer core, and, the deepest layer, the inner core.  However, a team of scient...

Mattel's  Barbie Role Models series, designed to inspire young girls to pursue their dreams, has highlighted the work of many incredible women. On August 4, 2021, the US toymake...

After years of intense public pushback, the now-shuttered Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey Circus finally announced the retirement of their Asian elephant performers in 2016. ...

The Sequoia National Park in California's southern Sierra Nevada mountains is best known for its namesake giant sequoias.  The park boasts 40 groves of the massive trees, which ...

Humans have flown to the Moon and may even make it to Mars. But providing clean water to all remains a challenge.  The World Health Organization estimates that one in three peop...

Most seafood lovers — animal or human — would find it hard to resist a tasty shrimp morsel. However, not Kit,  a mischievous sea otter that resides at California's Monterey Bay ...