New research from the Future Ecosystems for Africa program at the University of the Witwatersrand in South Africa, has created the most accurate maps yet of where reforestation can effectively combat climate change.

Scientists have used clues locked into tree rings to reveal major changes in the Amazon’s rainfall cycle over the last 40 years: wet seasons are getting wetter and dry seasons drier.

New study reveals how Antarctic seals are responding to shifts in Antarctic sea ice and what long term changes could mean for their future survival.

Wildfires pollute waterways and could affect their ability to sequester carbon, recent University of British Columbia research shows.

Study shows that carbon and nitrogen losses from the soil persist for nearly a decade after burning, and conversion to agriculture causes even more severe impacts.

For much of his career, George Tselioudis, a researcher at NASA’s Goddard Institute for Space Studies, has analyzed decades of satellite observations to understand where clouds occur, whether their distribution has changed, and how changes might affect Earth’s energy budget and climate.

In the early 1900s, polar explorer Roald Amundsen led the first successful expedition across the Northwest Passage. 

Estimating aboveground forest biomass key to climate change research.

When the magnetic field around the Earth grows stronger, oxygen levels rise.

In a recent study published in New Phytologist, researchers at Michigan State University have uncovered how Amazon rainforest canopy trees manage the intense sunlight they absorb — revealing resilience to hot and dry conditions in the forest canopy while also offering a way to greatly improve the monitoring of canopy health under increasing extreme conditions.