A study of the relationship between temperature and yields of various rice varieties, based on 50 years of weather and rice-yield data from farms in the Philippines, suggests that warming temperatures negatively affect rice yields.

The habitats of freshwater fish species are threatened by global warming, mainly due to rising water temperatures. 

A species called T. dohrnii is able to reverse its own aging process. Texas A&M-Galveston researchers are trying to see if this could apply to humans.

New Imperial research shows a fire suppressant, when combined with water, cuts the amount of time and water needed to extinguish peat fires by 40%.

Researchers have developed a sustainable and economical way to recover oil from ultra-cold industrial wastewater and oil spills.

Climate change is causing more extreme weather in many locations. Storms will likely increase around the UK in the future, while many fishers in the UK also face economic insecurity.

The number of acres of farmland in Pennsylvania fell by 6% between 2012 and 2017, at a time when the state's prime farming regions are experiencing population growth that may create long-term challenges for producers.

About 6.2 million Americans suffer from heart failure, an incurable disease with a staggering mortality rate – some 40 percent of patients die within five years of diagnosis.

Humans rely on nature extensively for everything from food production to coastal protection, but those contributions might be more threatened than previously thought, according to new findings from the University of Colorado Boulder.

Scientists have long theorized that supermassive black holes can wander through space—but catching them in the act has proven difficult.