AWI research team shows that jellyfish play an important, previously unknown role in the diet of amphipods during the polar night.

Throughout human history, technologies have been used to make peoples’ lives richer and more comfortable, but they have also contributed to a global crisis threatening Earth’s climate, ecosystems and even our own survival.

Wetlands are Earth’s largest natural source of methane, a potent greenhouse gas that is about 30 times more powerful than carbon dioxide at warming the atmosphere.

Filaments of sea ice trace ocean currents, creating swirls visible along the coast of Labrador, in eastern Canada.

The word “vinyl” might sound innocuous, bringing to mind everyday items like LP records, flooring, pipes, or shiny plastic pants.

The new year started off unusually wet across the U.S., with extreme rainfall and flooding impacting parts of the southern Plains.

Communities of microorganisms at the bottom of polar lakes evolved independently from other regions, influenced by the particular geological, biological and climate history of their regions.

Salk scientists find highly conserved ethylene signaling pathway can be targeted to control the direction of root growth, in turn creating deeper root systems that hold on to carbon and remove carbon dioxide from the atmosphere.

The Amazon rainforest could approach a tipping point, which could lead to a large-scale collapse with serious implications for the global climate system. 

In the 2050s, one-third of the world's rivers could be affected by water scarcity or be polluted by nitrogen.