A powerful, long-term study from WCS adds scientific backing for global calls for conserving 30 percent of the world’s ocean.

The climate action potential of carbon capture during the processing of biomass feedstock is considerable, ETH Zurich researchers have calculated. 

A continental-scale network of conservation sites is likely to remain effective under future climate change scenarios, despite a predicted shift in key species distributions.

A new focus article in the May issue of Geology summarizes research on plastic waste in marine and sedimentary environments. 

Throughout the history of the West, human actions have often rushed the desert — and their actions backfired. 

As soon as the 2021 New Year’s celebrations were over, the calls and questions started coming in from weather watchers: When will NOAA release the new U.S. Climate Normals? 

Nearly 10,000 acres of lush seagrass vanished from Florida Bay between 1987 and 1991, leading to massive ecological changes in the region near the Florida Keys. 

EPFL scientists are beginning to understand why corals in the Gulf of Aqaba, along with their symbiotic algae and bacteria, resist higher temperatures particularly well.

A new study found overlooked tsunami hazards related to undersea, near-shore strike-slip faults, especially for coastal cities adjacent to faults that traverse inland bays. 

Using satellites, scientists are starting to better understand the specific sources of urban light pollution.