The frozen peatlands in these areas store up to 39 billion tons of carbon – the equivalent to twice that stored in the whole of European forests.

As human-caused greenhouse gas emissions continue to rise beyond limits for what our species has experienced, researchers are looking to a mystery in the past to answer questions about what may lay ahead.

Just how much carbon is in the soil?

A new University of Michigan study has found that higher levels of biodiversity—the enormous variety of life on Earth and the species, traits and evolutionary history they represent—appear to reduce extinction risk in birds.

New research from Northern Arizona University shows rising temperatures are causing Earth’s coldest forests to shift northward, raising concerns about biodiversity, an increased risk of wildfires and mounting impacts of climate change on northern communities.

The study highlights that the large-scale offshore wind farms can entail “serious environmental risks to the seafloors

The researchers found that what’s happening beneath the surface is indeed clearly correlated with above-ground plant traits.

Michael Morrison observes bat populations at the Mojave National Preserve and other locations used as seasonal shelter, providing helpful information for both conservation efforts and public safety.

Until recently, experts considered it unlikely that the honeybee had survived as a wild animal in Europe.

Understanding when and where trees die in vast tropical forests is a challenging first step toward understanding carbon dynamics and climate change.