Peatlands store large amounts of carbon. However, when they are drained, they can become substantial sources of the greenhouse gas carbon dioxide (CO₂). 

Researchers at ETH Zurich have developed a new approach that enables the service life of reinforced concrete to be predicted based on weather conditions. 

Whether on a car, a garden fence, or a ship: a coat of paint protects against rust. 

As the planet heats up, tundras are thawing, wetlands are fermenting, and forests are succumbing to larger and more frequent wildfires. 

As sea levels rise, coastal wetlands around the world are expected to shrink – and researchers at the University of British Columbia have found this could put the world’s shorebirds and their critical habitat at risk.

Exposure to light during the nighttime is linked to important and potentially harmful changes to the structure and function of the heart, according to a study of more than 11,000 people published in the European Heart Journal today (Thursday).

So far, quantum computers have been held back by their extreme sensitivity to errors and external disturbances.

Once coyotes get a taste for city living, the call of the wild fades to a whisper. 

Extreme heat has become more common—as both research and lived experience show—but when it arrives is a different question.

The historic droughts of 2023 and 2024 in the Amazon reduced river flows and altered the composition of rainfall in the region.