Temperature fluctuations such as heatwaves can have very different effects on infection rates and disease outcomes depending on the average background temperature, says a report published today in eLife.

Scientists analysing one of the largest genomic datasets of plants have discovered how the first plants on Earth evolved the mechanisms used to control water and ‘breathe’ on land hundreds of millions of years ago.

A framework for identifying the most vulnerable marine species will boost global conservation and policy efforts against anthropogenic climate change.

We typically think of plants strutting their best stuff aboveground: showy flowers, fragrant blossoms, and unique shapes abound. But their development belowground is equally magical.

Seagrass meadows play an important role in the marine carbon cycle and our climate. 

A month of intense rainstorms and two tropical cyclones has led to widespread flooding.

Innovative mini instruments on the International Space Station have produced their first maps of global humidity and ocean winds.

Antarctic sea ice shrank to near-record low

“Bomb cyclone” pummels Northeast, drought intensifies

A new dataset created by Texas A&M researchers will help scientists project ecosystem behavior, including seasonal fluxes of water, carbon and energy.