As Australia swelters through a scorching summer, the nation's flora is facing not just extreme heat, but also prolonged heat ...

As Earth approaches warmer levels experienced earlier in its geologic history, it may be bad news for human survival.

Peatlands around the globe hold more carbon than all the world’s forests, and yet new research reveals a much lower ...

The vicuña’s social habit of pooping in the same place could help Andean ecosystems adapt as glaciers rapidly retreat due to ...

A new study by Connecticut College provides strong evidence that palm trees once thrived in subarctic Canada, reshaping ...

Animal populations from urban areas show significantly higher resilience to stressful environmental conditions. The mussel and crustacean species studied were able to adapt to disturbed environments, ...

Salinity has been an enemy of agriculture for millennia because even though many crops can withstand low to moderate salt ...

Climate change and habitat destruction are driving species to extinction at an alarming rate. The impact extends across all ...