The amount of farmland around the world that will need to be irrigated in order to feed an estimated global population of 9 billion people by 2050 could be up to several billion acres, far higher than scientists currently project, according to new research.

For people who live in the Arctic, sea ice that forms along shorelines is a vital resource that connects isolated communities and provides access to hunting and fishing grounds.

Plastic pollution is an increasingly present threat to marine life and one which can potentially impact your dinner table. 

What effect does extinction of species have on the evolution of surviving species?

A uniquely resilient organism all but unheard of in the Arabian Sea 20 years ago has been proliferating and spreading at an alarming pace, forming thick, malodorous green swirls and filaments that are visible even from space. 

Army researchers predict quantum computer circuits that will no longer need extremely cold temperatures to function could become a reality after about a decade.

The COVID-19 pandemic is a stark reminder that we move through a world shaped by unseen life. 

Native bees that boost food crops are in decline but changing fire management policies could help them.

April 2020 has become a month of note for severe weather in the Southeastern United States.

Scientist experiments with unmanned aircraft as a way to collect missing pieces of atmospheric data not only in the Arctic but across the globe.