This fall, West Virginia University researchers will drill three miles into the ground to test the potential of geothermal energy. 

Climate science researcher Katia Fernandes contributed to a large National Geographic-sponsored project to develop a tropical rainforest vulnerability index.

Safe passages for species adapting to climate change aren’t always being protected, a new study by the University of Liverpool warns.

The world’s oceans are becoming increasingly stressful places for marine life, and experts are working to understand what this means for the future. 

The mission marked a turning point in our ability to observationally study factors influencing clouds.

New research has shed light on when plants first evolved the ability to respond to changing humidity in the air around them, and was probably a feature of a common ancestor of both flowering plants and ferns.

The cycling between warm El Niño and cold La Niña conditions in the eastern Pacific (commonly referred to as the El Niño-Southern Oscillation, ENSO) has persisted without major interruptions for at least the last 11,000 years.

A new analysis of 2.5-billion-year-old rocks from Australia finds that volcanic eruptions may have stimulated population surges of marine microorganisms, creating the first puffs of oxygen into the atmosphere.

New research shows changes in tides and hurricane activity played a part in upending the Maya civilization centuries ago.

Human actions – mostly burning of biomass and fossil fuels – have dramatically altered the global nitrogen cycle, affecting natural habitats and contributing to acid rain.