Penn State researchers have revealed how molecular roadblocks slow the breakdown of cellulose, an abundant renewable resource in plants.

Tipping points in the climate system can be the result of a slow but linear development. 

When old food packaging, discarded children’s toys and other mismanaged plastic waste break down into microplastics, they become even harder to clean up from oceans and waterways. 

Freshwater bacteria with small genomes frequently undergo prolonged periods of adaptive stagnation. 

Local decision-makers looking for ways to reduce the impact of heat waves on their communities have a valuable new capability at their disposal: a new study on vegetation resilience.

Researchers using NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope may have detected atmospheric gases surrounding 55 Cancri e, a hot rocky exoplanet 41 light-years from Earth. 

Heat stress affects brain, gut and liver function via a complex network of molecular mediators.

In the summer of 2023, portions of the Florida Keys experienced an extreme marine heat wave, unlike any other in recorded history for the region.

In California’s 2022-2023 winter season, the state faced nine atmospheric rivers (ARs) that led to extreme flooding, landslides, and power outages – the longest duration of continuous AR conditions in the past 70 years.

Scientists say artificial intelligence can transform the identification and monitoring of species across the world, providing a revolutionary tool in supporting action to understand and reverse biodiversity losses.