We have been working on the consequences of increasing boreal wildfires since 2004, when a  huge swath of boreal forest burned in Alaska and the Yukon.

As Hurricane Dorian approaches Florida, U.S. Geological Survey field crews are working along a 280-mile stretch of the state’s Atlantic coastline, installing instruments that will track the hurricane’s effects as it comes ashore.

Former tropical depression Erin has made the transition into an extra-tropical system off the eastern coast of the U.S. Infrared imagery from NASA’s Aqua satellite provided temperature data on storms associated with Erin and the weather system it is merging with.

The middle of the Earth’s oceans are filled with vast systems of rotating currents known as subtropical gyres.

When climates change, plants and animals often are forced to colonize new areas – or possibly go extinct. 

Iron is essential for plant growth, but with heavy rainfall and poor aeration, many acidic soils become toxic with excess iron.

A first-of-its-kind report led by The Western Australian Biodiversity Science Institute aims to improve mining industry practice of how to define and measure successful mine-site rehabilitation criteria.

Scientists have made a new discovery that challenges previous understanding of the relationship between the polar Southern Ocean, next to Antarctica, and carbon dioxide levels in the atmosphere.

Researchers also find plankton more resilient to nutrient stress than previously thought.

Thunderstorms generated by a group of giant wildfires in 2017 injected a small volcano’s worth of aerosol into the stratosphere.