Scientists can now predict and compare tipping points so that resources can be directed where they are most urgently needed.

Longer-lived mammals with fewer young are better able to cope with extreme weather, according to a new study.

Last summer, Nilusha Welegedara and her family sweltered in their rented Edmonton townhouse, relying on air conditioning and fans to help make life bearable.

The findings may help scientists develop more resilient plants to help withstand climate change.

The mid- and high-latitude region of the Southern Hemisphere suffers from erroneous weather forecasting owing to insufficient observation networks, particularly in the Antarctic. 

Baylor University marine biologist Sarah Kienle, Ph.D., has always been fascinated by leopard seals. 

Roughly half of all global seafood is caught by artisanal fishers — individuals who operate on small, often subsistence scales, and who generally fish a short distance from the coast. 

An analysis in nearly 2.3 million Europeans has found detrimental associations between cold weather and deaths from heart disease, particularly in poor neighbourhoods. 

A multi-year study in the tropical forests of the Panama Canal found that the species most frequently damaged by lightning tended to be the most capable of surviving it.

As the planet’s climate has gotten warmer, so has the prevalence of fish die-offs, or mass mortality events.