Despite fundamental differences in their biology, plants and animals are surprisingly similar in how they have evolved in response to climate around the world, according to a new study published this week in Nature Ecology and Evolution.

Space cooling and heating is a common need in most inhabited areas.

Fears that electric cars could actually increase carbon emissions are unfounded in almost all parts of the world, new research shows.

When deciding on a major, one thing was clear for Michelle Kornberg — she didn’t want to be stuck inside for four years.

Heavy rain in March drenches parched land in southwestern Queensland.

Air quality and climate change intertwine in unexpected ways.

Coal combustion is not only the single most important source of CO2, accounting for more than a third of global emissions, but also a major contributor to detrimental effects on public health and biodiversity.

Medical researchers have estimated some of the impacts of this summer’s bushfire smoke and air pollution on Australians’ health.

Te Herenga Waka—Victoria University of Wellington and NIWA scientists are exploring the ongoing effects of climate change, including possible impacts from the Australian bushfires, on New Zealand’s glaciers.

NASA’s new 3-dimensional portrait of methane concentrations shows the world’s second largest contributor to greenhouse warming, the diversity of sources on the ground, and the behavior of the gas as it moves through the atmosphere.