In a normal year, biologists Daniel Janzen and Winnie Hallwachs spend about six months in Costa Rica, where they conduct research and pursue conservation efforts in Área de Conservación Guanacaste (ACG), a World Heritage Site in the northwest that encompasses a network of parks and preserves they helped establish in the 1980s and that has grown to more than 400,000 acres, including marine, dry forest, cloud forest, and rain forest environments.

Central America experienced one of its most intense hurricane season in years, leading to widespread degradation to coastal environments.

The lack of snow cover in December left Japan’s iconic mountain looking a little different than usual.

Meteorologists declared it the largest snowfall in the region since 1971.

Human-produced greenhouse gas emissions are largely responsible for warming our planet, adding excess heat to the Earth.

Overall, Earth’s average temperature has risen more than 2 degrees Fahrenheit since the 1880s.

A dramatic decline in bees and other pollinating insects presents a threat to the global food supply, yet it’s getting little attention in mainstream news.

Soil erosion is a major challenge in agricultural production. 

To resolve the energy crisis and environmental issues, research to move away from fossil fuels and convert to eco-friendly and sustainable hydrogen energy is well underway around the world.

Wild bees are more affected by climate change than by disturbances to their habitats, according to a team of researchers led by Penn State.