A new study reveals how sulfur compounds are metabolized under oxygen-deficient conditions – and which microorganisms are responsible.

Soils are home to some of the most diverse animal communities on Earth. These animals – including nematodes, springtails, mites, earthworms, spiders and other arthropods – drive decomposition, regulate microbial communities and contribute to nutrient cycling.

While our emissions are trapping heat near the surface of the Earth, they are having the opposite effect in the upper atmosphere. 

Some Alaska cruises are skipping a popular excursion to Tracy Arm Fjord this year after a landslide-generated tsunami barreled through the narrow channel during peak season last August. 

What began as a doctoral project at the University of Michigan is now spreading like red clover across the Great Lakes region to help farmers improve their soil and prevent fertilizer from washing into waterways.

As climate change intensifies, managing water systems from extreme floods and droughts to groundwater sustainability has become one of the most urgent environmental challenges facing communities worldwide, with direct consequences for public safety, food systems and economic stability.

No matter how fast a species under threat can move, escape can only be successful if the new destination can meet its needs.

Every dollar spent on forest fuel treatments saves about $3.75 in wildfire damages, according to a new study, led by researchers at the University of California, Davis, of nearly 300 fires in the western United States.

Planting new forests may be a low-cost way to combat warming temperatures in urban areas, suggests a new study.

A new study reveals how responsive the Greenland ice sheet is to climate change – more so than models predict.