Carbon is a planetary paradox.

Research has uncovered important new insights into the evolution of oxygen, carbon, and other vital elements over the entire history of Earth – and it could help assess which other planets can develop life, ranging from plants to animals and humans.

After sitting dormant since the 1980s, the Pinyon Plain uranium mine began operating in January on the Kaibab National Forest in Arizona, about seven miles south of the Grand Canyon.

Common “hard” coastal defenses, like concrete sea walls, might struggle to keep up with increasing climate risks. 

On April 8, 2024, millions of Americans saw day turn temporarily to night as the Moon passed between the Sun and Earth to create a total solar eclipse.

A study conducted off the coast of Biscay shows that cold-affinity algae species are gradually being replaced by warm-affinity ones.

Forensic and environmental experts have teamed up to develop a new scientific method to pinpoint microplastic pollution ‘hotspots’ in open water.

Scientists will take advantage of the latest technologies to combine DNA and environmental data to improve our understanding of how various organisms, their functions and genes vary in different terrestrial and freshwater ecosystems.

In the quest to optimize crop productivity across environments, soybean breeders test new cultivars in multiple locations each year.

A University of California, Irvine-led team reveals a clear link between human-driven climate change and the years-long drought currently gripping southern Madagascar.