New evidence from the Natural Hazards Commission – Toka Tū Ake (NHC) shows that landslides are now New Zealand's most costly ...

A global analysis of more than 2,300 seawater samples found that largely unmonitored industrial compounds are widespread ...

Between 2000 and 2020, 42% of tree lines around the world crept upward, largely because of climate change. But 25% moved ...

A new study connects satellite data on vegetation condition, topography, and weather conditions to examine the predicted ...

Bans on older versions of “forever chemicals” seem to be working. But emerging variants behave in ways that scientists are ...

The Cerrado savanna in Brazil is the second-largest biome in South America and stores as much carbon as 20% of the Amazon rainforest, according to new research. Credit: Andre Dib The Cerrado savanna ...

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Geothermal activity near Hveragerði, Iceland, has created a natural laboratory where researchers can study how ecosystems, including microbes and plans, respond to long-term warming. Credit: Sara ...

In the first year of his second term, President Donald Trump worked across agencies to roll back practical and political momentum to address the climate crisis. Experts say the array of administration ...

Snowpacks in places such as this windswept alpine pass in the Front Range of Colorado are difficult to characterize with current remote sensing methods because of cloud cover, complex topography, and ...