Vigorous and rapid air exchanges might not always be a good thing when it comes to addressing levels of coronavirus particles in a multiroom building, according to a new modeling study.

Climate change is driving some fish into cooler, deeper waters. Now they may be faced with another challenge: how to make sense of a world drained of color.

A new study finds that overconsumption, overpopulation and uncertainty about the future are among the top concerns of those who say climate change is affecting their reproductive decision-making.

Volcanic eruptions deep in our oceans are capable of extremely powerful releases of energy, at a rate high enough to power the whole of the United States, according to research published today.

The effects of the steadily increasing amount of plastic in the ocean are complex and not yet fully understood.

The number of solar panels within shortest distance from a house is the most important factor in determining the likelihood of that house having a solar panel, when compared with a host of socio-economic and demographic variables. 

With Army funding, scientists invented a way to make compostable plastics break down within a few weeks with just heat and water. 

Oceans play a vital role in taking the heat out of climate change, but at a cost.

Scientists harness satellite data to help farmers use less water in India, Pakistan, and Bangladesh.

Everything on our planet is connected by the various chemical, physical and biological processes that make up what we call the Earth system.