An invasive, freshwater jellyfish is popping up in B.C. waters in the thousands and future sightings could increase rapidly, according to UBC research.

Cities in the Global South are more exposed to extreme heat because they lack cooling green spaces, new research shows.

It’s been an unsettled winter in the atmosphere above Antarctica. 

Securing the world's water supply is one of the greatest challenges of our time. Research at Stockholm University is now presenting an alternative method for quantifying the global risk of water scarcity. 

About a month after igniting on July 24, 2024, the Park fire charred nearly 670 square miles (170,00 hectares) of land in Northern California, according to a situation report from the National Interagency Fire Center. 

A new study sheds light on the vital role that the mixing of Atlantic and Arctic waters plays in sustaining the Atlantic Meridional Overturning Circulation (AMOC), which is crucial for regulating Earth’s climate.

Climate change will move and reduce the land suitable for growing food and timber, putting the production of these two vital resources into direct competition, a new study has found.

Climate change will increase the risk of the foodborne illness from Salmonella enterica, according to a new study. 

The public could have days or months of warning about a major earthquake through identification of prior low-level tectonic unrest over large areas, according to research by a University of Alaska Fairbanks scientist who analyzed two major quakes in Alaska and California.

In a significant move toward marine conservation, the Congress is considering the OCTOPUS Act, a federal law that aims to ban commercial octopus farming in the United States.