Scientists have unlocked the genetic basis underlying the remarkable variation in body size observed in song sparrows, one of North America’s most familiar and beloved songbirds.

The heat given off by car engines warms up underground car parks in such a way that the heat passes through the ground into the groundwater. 

A new study maps, for the first time, the permanent loss of aquifer storage capacity occurring globally.

Destructive winds that flow out of thunderstorms in the central United States are becoming more widespread with warming temperatures, according to new research by the U.S. National Science Foundation (NSF) National Center for Atmospheric Research (NCAR).

For much of September and October 2023, satellites detected widespread fire activity in Bolivia’s lowlands. 

New NOAA-led research reveals species in the Gulf of Mexico and South Atlantic that may be most vulnerable or more resilient to climate change, as well as the reasons why.

Up to now, the results of climate simulations have sometimes contradicted the analysis of climate traces from the past. 

Agriculture is one of the hardest human activities to decarbonize; people must eat, but the land-use practices associated with growing crops account for roughly a quarter of global greenhouse gas emissions. 

Methane ‘hot spots’ in the Yukon-Kuskokwim Delta are more likely to be found where recent wildfires burned into the tundra, altering carbon emissions from the land.

UArizona researchers studied how young trees respond to a hotter, drier climate.