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Atlantic City and Cape May are among the coastal communities most exposed.

Humans have a close relationship with trees. We plant and cultivate them for food and shelter. Trees offer protection from the rays of th ...

The first thing to know about a new comet that has appeared in the evening sky is that it's one big ice ball: about 5 kilometers (3.1 miles) across.

Several beaches in Delaware had been temporarily closed because of the storm.

The World Health Organization has issued a new scientific brief that summarizes what's known about the different ways the coronavirus can transmit.

Named Kongonaphon kely, which means tiny bug slayer, the creature looked like a dinosaur but scampered the Earth earlier, predating both dinosaurs and flying pterosaurs.

Scientists and the public are working to limit the spread of this harmful pest.

Movies may not be real — but in a lot of ways, they’re real to us. Great films help us understand the world, history, and one another ...

New Jersey is third in the United States for most properties at risk of tidal flooding, new data shows.

In the words of one study, it comes down to the danger of “heavy breathing in close proximity."

The carcass of a critically endangered whale species was found floating off the coast of New Jersey on Thursday, federal authorities said.

In 2019, blue-green algae bloomed in freshwater lakes, and toxins affected wildlife, boating and swimming. A new initiative aims for better in summer 2020.

Because of the pandemic, researchers are learning more about how falsehoods spread on social media — and hopefully how to stop them.

With warmer temperatures and a recent full moon, the annual nesting season for northern diamondback terrapins is beginning at the Jersey Shore. 

A dam gate and a tugboat are the latest items to join artificial reefs off the New Jersey coast, state officials announced.