Unlike land plants, photosynthesis in many aquatic plants relies on bicarbonate in addition to CO2 to compensate for the low availability of CO2 in water.

Team finds stronger tornadoes in clouds with larger peak areas.

UCLA study narrows the predicted timeframe for one worrying result of climate change.

Image processing algorithms on satellite images show how sea ice drift affects freshwater flux in Arctic Ocean currents.

Runoff from soils and surrounding environments provide life-sustaining carbon.

A new F&ES study projects that urban expansion will cause the average summer temperature in these areas to increase about 0.5 to 0.6 degrees C by midcentury — but up to 3 degrees C in some locations.

UH researcher develops model to project lake levels in world’s largest tropical lake.

Researchers have laid the basements for a forecast system to foresee the drought impacts a few months ahead.

A new instrument with its eye on the Moon is taking off aboard a high-altitude NASA plane to measure the Moon’s brightness and eventually help Earth observing sensors make more accurate measurements.

Monitoring sources of freshwater around the world in real-time is becoming more important as human impacts and climate change increase the threats to freshwater.