With intensifying human activity, many species are threatened with extinction. However, many other species have expanded their range.

Researchers from The University of Western Australia are a step closer to learning how climate patterns have affected the coastal waters of the Exmouth Gulf with a multi-year study nearing completion.

Polar sea ice coverage shrank to near-record lows.

Diminished rainfall, combined with soaring temperatures, has jeopardized the food security and energy supplies of millions of people in the region.

Stanford hydrologist Newsha Ajami, an appointee to California’s regional water quality board, discusses how wildfires affect water quality, and how we can better prepare for and react to the challenges.

Team investigated the chemical’s interaction with symbiotic microorganisms that inhabit coral reefs.

Natural ecosystems provide critical services for people as well as biodiversity, including regulating water quality.

Biological oceanographer breaks down the linkages between human impacts on the ocean and their effects on human systems

A new study from UW–Madison scientists shows bacteria’s critical role at the beginning of soil formation.

Research on global biodiversity has long assumed that present-day biodiversity patterns reflect present-day factors, namely contemporary climate and human activities.