Shrubs in the desert Southwest have increased their water use efficiency at some of the highest rates ever observed to cope with a decades-long megadrought.

Glacial erosion likely caused atmospheric oxygen levels to dip over past 800,000 years

The accelerating melting of the Himalayan glaciers threatens the water supply of millions of people in Asia, new research warns.

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.