Unpaved roads, open pastures and land use patterns contribute to poor water quality

Poisons can linger in the ecosystem decades after they were last applied

Three extreme rainy seasons in a row have pushed rivers and wetlands to heights not seen in decades.

A study of restored wetlands on the Danish island of Funen reveals that plant species richness remains extremely poor many years after wetlands restoration.

The review analyzed the extent to which herbicide use is tied to genetically modified crop introduction

New research shows long-term benefits to species

To paint a clearer picture of how global climate change will affect Earth's ecosystems, a team of 80 international research scientists set out to complete an unparalleled experiment: forcing the world's only enclosed rainforest – housed in the University of Arizona's Biosphere 2 – through a four-month-long controlled drought and recovery.

New NSF-funded research led by Texas A&M’s Yue Zhang will examine aerosol and cloud interactions, which have major implications for climate models and predictions.

Once the second-largest lake in Turkey, it now rarely spans an area much larger than a puddle.

Scientists see an overall decline in Pacific cod and pollock productivity in the Gulf of Alaska as compared to recent decades.