Fan mussel populations –the biggest bivalve mussel in the Mediterranean– are endangered due to the severe parasitosis caused by the protozoan Haplospridium pinnae since 2016. Now, a study published in the journal Frontiers in Marine Science reveals the fan mussel would express a certain natural ability to recover thanks to the dispersal in the marine environment of larvae from populations which are not affected by the pathogen.

The 2020 Atlantic hurricane season was supercharged, and not just in raw numbers.

The Texas A&M Forest Service says that live trees have many environmental benefits, and are 100% biodegradable.

Sentinel-6 Michael Freilich will continue a decades-long effort to measure global ocean height from space, which started in the early 1990s.

A prediction model that considers multiple landslides over time in a given region may improve the accuracy of early warning systems.

An estimated 31% of the world’s oak species are threatened with extinction according to data compiled in a new report by The Morton Arboretum and the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) Global Tree Specialist Group, The Red List of Oaks 2020. 

The environment is polluted by microplastics worldwide. 

Early ice retreat amid warm Arctic air temperatures set the stage for the slow refreeze in 2020.

For a satellite with ice in its name, and measuring ice as its mission, NASA’s ICESat-2 is also getting a lot of attention from scientists who have warmer subjects in mind.

November 30 saw a historic conclusion to the 2020 hurricane season