Plunge into the shallows off the Florida Keys, Hawaiʻi or the Great Barrier Reef in Australia and you are likely to meet a startling sight.
New Study Reveals How Corals Teach Their Offspring to Beat the Heat
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Drexel Engineers Want to Make Buildings More Energy Efficient by Making Walls, Floors and Ceilings More Like Elephant Ears
Veins of phase-change material can turn cementitious construction materials into passive contributors to heating and cooling in buildings.
Toxic Algae Releases Chemicals to Suppress Competitors
An alga that threatens freshwater ecosystems and is toxic to vertebrates has a sneaky way of ensuring its success: It suppresses the growth of algal competitors by releasing chemicals that deprive them of a vital vitamin.
Restored Wetlands Reap Benefits for Climate, Drought-Resilience After Just One Year: Study
Reviving floodplain wetlands slashes carbon emissions by 39% and restores critical ecosystem functions in one year – without the methane spike typically seen in restored peatlands, a new study has found.
Study Suggests Natural Areas May Acquire too Little Nitrogen to Repair Climate
A new study indicates that forests, prairies and other natural areas around the globe acquire less nitrogen than previously estimated.
Fires Rage in Arizona
Lightning ignited two wildland fires on the Colorado Plateau near the Grand Canyon in July 2025 that grew to become large and disruptive.
