Safeguarding places to hang ten and shoot the curl is an opportunity to simultaneously mitigate climate change, fuel tourism and help surrounding ecosystems, new research has shown.

Shipping emissions regulations enacted in 2020 improved air quality but accelerated warming, with more to follow in the near future.

Researchers propose a new metric using aerosols to understand changes in transboundary air pollution pathways due to climate changes.

Much of the water in the West is transported across vast geographical areas by large infrastructure projects known as interbasin water transfers.

The first continent-wide mapping study of plant life across Antarctica reveals growth in previously uncharted areas and is set to inform conservation measures across the region.

Elephant conservation is a major priority in southern Africa, but habitat loss and urbanization mean the far-ranging pachyderms are increasingly restricted to protected areas like game reserves. 

A first-of-its kind study conducted in Canada’s two largest cities by McGill-led researchers has linked about 1,100 premature deaths per year to an unregulated air pollutant.

In Brazil, climate and other human-made environmental changes threaten decades-long efforts to fight a widespread and debilitating parasitic disease. 

From coastal redwoods and Joshua trees to golden poppies and sagebrush, California is a global botanical hotspot.

Strategically planting perennial grass throughout corn and soybean fields helps address the unintended environmental consequences of growing the dominant row crops, including soil erosion, fertilizer runoff and greenhouse gas emissions.