Roughly the size of Spain, the Ross Ice Shelf stabilizes major glaciers along Antarctica’s coast — and is at risk of retreating, a new study finds.
Journalist Abrahm Lustgarten explores which parts of the United States are most vulnerable to the effects of global warming and how people's lives might change.
Scientists are on a quest to log all the sounds of fish communication. The result could lead to better monitoring of ecosystems and fish behavior.
Certain air pollutants that build up at night can break down the same fragrance molecules that attract pollinators like hawk moths to primroses.
Traits that help trees live for hundreds of years also foster forest life, one reason why old growth forest conservation is crucial.
Many aquifers are quickly disappearing due to climate change and overuse, but some are rising because of improved resource management.
The online tool stitches together historical images into a map that’s helping land managers make decisions about preservation and restoration.
Using bioacoustics, South American scientists are eavesdropping on a forest in hopes of hearing the song of the long-missing purple-winged ground dove.
Grassland and shrubland fires destroyed nearly 11,000 homes in the contiguous United States from 1990 to 2020.
Coral reefs are in global peril, but scientists around the world are working hard to find ways to help them survive the Anthropocene.
