Changes in both the distribution and size of the pine beauty moth population are linked to higher temperatures, a new study from the University of Eastern Finland shows.

Genes contain all the instructions an organism needs to live, grow, and reproduce.

Much of what scientists think about soil metabolism may be wrong.

A new study from McGill University finds higher incidence of lung cancer and brain tumors in people exposed to wildfires.

According to estimates, by 2040 the level of plastic pollution could reach 80 million metric tons per year.

Scientists investigating the underside of the world’s largest ice sheet in East Antarctica have discovered a city-size lake whose sediments might contain a history of the ice sheet since its earliest beginnings.

Global warming can result in the spread of peatland vegetation in the Arctic. 

Ice shelves are floating extensions of glaciers. If Greenland’s second largest ice shelf breaks up, it may not recover unless Earth’s future climate cools considerably. 

As rising seas increase saltwater intrusion and soaring temperatures cause greater evaporation, scientists say that the mounting levels of salt in waters and in soils pose a major climate-related danger and could become a leading cause of climate migration globally.

A by-product released by use of fossil fuels has been increasing since 1974