Finnish peatlands are under a bigger pressure from land use than has generally been realised.

The charred remains of wildfires in waterways could release carbon dioxide long after the blaze has died.

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

In blind tests conducted by Cornell researchers, consumers rated a California broccoli tastier and better-looking than a pair of varieties grown in New York.

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.

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

CSIRO research has found global warming will make it more difficult to predict multi-year global climate variations, a consequence of changes to long-term climate variability patterns in the Pacific Ocean.

A parasitic plant has found a way to circumvent an evolutionary arms race with the host plants from which it steals nutrients, allowing the parasite to thrive on a variety of agriculturally important plants.

The first year of the famine was Europe’s fourth-wettest year on record between 1290 and 2000