Clay minerals suspended in seawater binds sedimentary organic carbon to their mineral surfaces. But the quantity of carbon that is bound and the source of that carbon very much depends on the clay mineral in question.

Scientist confirms that blue geese and snow geese are different colors of the same species.

According to the study, the first plant community, the oldest in the registry studied, was a mixed rain forest with elements of coastal areas.

UCLA-led research examined records dating to 1700s to discover how mangroves expand and retreat with climate cycles.

The researchers set out to understand where nature contributes the most to people and how many people may be affected by future changes. By 2050, up to 5 billion people could be at higher risk of water pollution, coastal storms and underpollinated crops.

Representations of human activities and their multifaceted impacts are urgently needed to improve the model performance.

A new initiative led by U of T Mississauga’s Centre for Urban Environments (CUE) will create the first large-scale data collection system to understand the complex relationship between cities, the local environment and global climate change.

Leon Kochian, Canada Excellence Research Chair (CERC) at the University of Saskatchewan (Usask), has won the 2019 Arrell Global Food Innovation Award for “global excellence in food innovation.”

Small genetic changes prevent a normally fatal poison from killing monarch butterflies.

The health of Earth’s oceans is rapidly worsening, and newly published Cornell-led research has examined changes in reported diseases across undersea species at a global scale over a 44-year period.