The ostrich is an obvious model for investigating how large animals are affected by the large fluctuations in temperatures we will experience in the future.

Soil erosion is a significant problem for agricultural production, impacting soil quality and causing pollutants to enter waterways.

The movement patterns of microscopic algae can be mapped in greater detail than ever before, giving new insights into ocean health, thanks to new technology developed at the University of Exeter.

U.S.-based conservation group the Nature Conservancy has taken out a $2 million insurance policy for Hawaii’s coral reefs. 

Few things say summer in America more than buttery corn on the cob, but as summer temperatures climb to unprecedented levels, the future of sweet corn may not be so sweet.

First, the bad news: Nothing is free. Moving the world energy system away from fossil fuels and into renewable sources will generate carbon emissions by itself, as construction of wind turbines, solar panels and other new infrastructure consumes energy—some of it necessarily coming from the fossil fuels we are trying to get rid of. 

A new experiment by an international research team demonstrates the mechanism for how the most stable gas-phase form of iodine known as iodic acid is formed.

Rock coasts, which make up over half the world’s coastlines, could retreat more rapidly in the future due to accelerating sea level rise.

In November 2022, Tropical Storm Nicole barreled into the Bahamas and then hit central-east Florida as a hurricane.

Researchers now have a unique resource for identifying new biomarkers of environmental exposures in early life and understanding their health effects.