The world’s forests are simultaneously climate powerhouses and victims, sucking carbon from the air while facing myriad global warming impacts—from wildfires to pest outbreaks. Recent research found ...

By analyzing peat cores, researchers have shown how populations of nesting seabirds have fluctuated on a sub-Antarctic island ...

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At first glance, Harvard Forest seems like an ordinary woodland. Oak trees shade the terrain among small shrubs and other trees, mostly maple, birch and beech. Fallen leaves coat the ground below.

Despite being the biggest carbon emitter, the US is already paying a disproportionate price for the climate crisis.

In this photo provided by Gaël Bardon, part of the king penguin colony is visible at La Baie du Marin, Possession Island, Crozet Archipelago, Jan. 16, 2026. (Gaël Bardon/CSM/CNRS/IPEV via AP) In this ...

The latest IPCC session was clouded by differences over when its flagship reports should be published and concern over cost-cutting proposals ...

Scientists call for a major acceleration in coral assisted evolution research to help reefs cope with rapidly warming oceans.

The head of the Environmental Protection Agency on Wednesday defended his decision to repeal the legal determination that ...

Last month, climate scientist and author Kate Marvel resigned from her position at NASA’s Goddard Institute for Space Studies ...

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