Predator species may buffer the negative impacts of climate change by mitigating against the loss of biodiversity, according to new research led by scientists in Trinity College Dublin and Hokkaido University.

Agricultural scientists are changing the way they think about how and why they do field research.

Permafrost has a central role in the sustainable development of the Arctic region. 

Economic growth goes down when the number of wet days and days with extreme rainfall go up, a team of Potsdam scientists finds. 

Florida State University researchers have new insight into the complicated puzzle of environmental conditions that characterized the Late Ordovician Mass Extinction (LOME), which killed about 85% of the species in the ocean.

Clouds have significant impact on the energy balance of the Earth system.

Rising temperatures are causing a "growing diversity" of Vibrio bacteria in the sea around the UK, new research shows.

Reducing the world’s reliance on petroleum and natural gas is a worthy goal, one that could help us achieve a smaller carbon footprint.

The world's oceans are hotter than ever before, continuing their record-breaking temperature streak for the sixth straight year. 

Marine life hitching a ride on ocean-crossing ships poses a threat to Antarctica’s pristine ecosystems, with the potential for invasive species to arrive from almost anywhere across the globe, say the authors of a new study.