In a new study that is the first to explain what some have long suspected, researchers found that human activity helps sustain and intensify naturally occurring red tide blooms in Southwest Florida.

Seawater samples taken from a surfboard have helped scientists understand microscopic life in the waves, new research shows.

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

The reserve will protect numerous wildlife habitats and migration corridors passing through the Big Bend region.

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

An interdisciplinary team of researchers at the University of Massachusetts Amherst, led by Lynn Adler, professor of biology, has been awarded $2.4 million from the National Science Foundation (NSF) to trace how food affects the ability of pathogens to attack plant pollinators. 

In arid Western states, the climate is growing warmer and drier, leading to increased demand for water resources from humans and ecosystems.

Researchers have untangled puzzling patterns of sinking and rising land to pin down the underground locations where water is being pumped for irrigation.

GEDI is a high-resolution lidar instrument designed specifically to measure vegetation.