Ocean warming has accelerated dramatically since the 1990s, nearly doubling during 2010–2020 relative to 1990–2000, according to new UNSW Sydney-led research.

Mountains of used plastic bottles get thrown away every day, but microbes could potentially tackle this problem. 

Re-establishing plantings of trees, grasses and other vegetation is essential for restoring degraded ecosystems, but a new survey of almost 2,600 restoration projects from nearly every type of ecosystem on Earth finds that most projects fail to recognize and control one of the new plants’ chief threats: hungry critters that eat plants.  

As the world warms and ice sheets melt, the ocean continually rises. 

Research establishes a natural baseline for mercury in the atmosphere by estimating emissions from volcanic eruptions.

Sunflowers famously turn their faces to follow the sun as it crosses the sky.

In the 1980s, geophysicists made a startling discovery: two continent-sized blobs of unusual material were found deep near the center of the Earth, one beneath the African continent and one beneath the Pacific Ocean. 

The influx of salt in streams and rivers is an ‘existential threat,’ according to a research team led by a UMD geologist.

TUK Research and Innovation (UKRI) is investing £117 million to set up a network of new centres across the country to train the next generation of artificial intelligence (AI) researchers.

A new approach to valuing the carbon storage potential of natural habitats aims to help restore faith in offset schemes, by enabling investors to directly compare carbon credit pricing across a wide range of projects.