Plant-foliage-derived gases drive a previously unknown atmospheric phenomenon over the Amazon rainforest, according to a recent study by researchers at Pacific Northwest National Laboratory (PNNL).  

A new study has revealed that tumble drying a load of laundry releases almost the same amount of potentially harmful microfibres into the air as those released down the drain during machine washing of the same load.

It was the sixth such widespread bleaching event of the reef since 1998, and the first to occur during La Niña conditions, which are typically cooler.

Carbon dioxide levels also record a big jump

It’s an apocalyptic scene that has become all too familiar in recent years. 

Extreme storms, like Sandy or Xaver, don’t happen often but when they do, cities need to be prepared.

A new tool can better assess an important but overlooked indicator of global warming: the variety of bugs, worms, and snails living in high mountain streams.

Researchers use environmental DNA to identify the species that inhabit the coral reefs around the Big Island of Hawai'i.

Researchers will source useful gene variations from CGIAR genebanks to develop climate-smart crops.

A puzzling, decade-long slowdown in summer warming across Greenland has been explained by researchers at Hokkaido University in Japan.