Tropical storms pummeled the land and ravaged ecosystems. Powerful floods engulfed streets and left cars stuck in mud. And ...

Efforts to mitigate the impacts of climate change have focused largely on the protection of tropical forests like the Amazon ...

Of the numerous anthropogenic pressures that are being exerted on ecosystems globally, plastic pollution and climate change are potentially the most ...

Wisconsin winters are warming. The trend is one element of climate change that we are seeing and feeling. Next week WUWM is airing a series of stories exploring some of the facets of what scientists ...

XINING -- Chinese scientists have proposed new insights into how alpine ecosystem carbon cycling may respond to long-term climate change via a long-term study of plant phenological events in alpine ...

If a tree falls in a forest and no one is around to hear it, does it make a sound? The answer is a resounding yes—and we know this for certain because of the vast network of audio recorders that ...

Many ecosystems on Earth are affected by pulses of activity: temperature swings between seasons, incoming and outgoing tides, the yearly advent of rainy periods. These variations can play an important ...

McCLELLANVILLE — The swamp transformed as dusk swallowed the last of the sun’s rays. Bats flickered overhead, barely a blur against the darkening sky. A night heron squawked in the distance. The air ...

Relatives of the llama are dropping dung as they venture into higher elevations in the Andes Mountains, providing a nutrient-rich environment for life to thrive despite glacier loss. Climate change is ...

Climate change is making plastic pollution more mobile, toxic, and widespread, accelerating risks for wildlife, ecosystems, and people.