May 2019
A report that analyzed 15,000 studies conducted in the last 50 years presents a stark view
1 million species are under threat. Here are 5 ways we speed up extinctions
Jan 2020
The year marked the end of the world’s hottest decade in 140 years
2019 was the second-warmest year on record
Mar 2022
The fynbos shrubland weaponizes its very thin roots in the race to suck up nutrients
Africa’s fynbos plants hold their ground with the world’s thinnest roots
Jun 2023
Some facilities could have decades of eDNA data stored away on paper filters
Air pollution monitoring may accidentally help scientists track biodiversity
Sep 2019
Findings on the Spanish coast of Mallorca hint at how oceans could respond to climate change
Ancient crystal growths in caves reveal seas rose 16 meters in a warmer world
Jun 2022
Thwaites Glacier is losing ice more quickly than at any other time in the last 5,500 years
Ancient penguin bones reveal unprecedented shrinkage in key Antarctic glaciers
Feb 2024
The trees' knotty bark and ability to die in segments house and feed forest species
Ancient trees' gnarled, twisted shapes provide irreplaceable habitats
May 2024
Understanding the tiny organisms' behavior could help with climate change predictions
As the Arctic tundra warms, soil microbes likely will ramp up CO2 production
Sep 2021
Blazes dumped a vast amount of CO2 into the air and triggered faraway algae blooms in the ocean
Australian fires in 2019–2020 had even more global reach than previously thought
Oct 2019
An extra digit, a pseudothumb, may help the primates grip objects
Aye-ayes just got weirder with the discovery of a tiny, sixth ‘finger’