Coral reefs are retreating from equatorial waters and establishing new reefs in more temperate regions, according to new research in the journal Marine Ecology Progress Series.

Combining data from a new generation of satellites with a sophisticated algorithm, a new monitoring system developed by researchers at the University of Bath with NASA could be used by governments or developers to act as a warning system ensuring large-scale infrastructure projects are safe.

Predators are not only a deadly threat to many animals, they also affect potential prey negatively simply by being nearby. 

UC Riverside scientists have decoded the genome of black-eyed peas, offering hope for feeding Earth’s expanding population, especially as the climate changes. 

The El Niño-Southern Oscillation has been responsible for widespread, simultaneous crop failures in recent history, according to a new study from researchers at Columbia University’s International Research Institute for Climate and Society, the International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) and other partners. 

A new study demonstrates that just one hour of exposure to blue light at night – the kind of light produced by the screens of our many devices - raises blood sugar levels and increases sugar consumption in male rats. 

Fluctuations in the masses of the world’s largest ice sheets carry important consequences for future sea level rise, but understanding the complicated interplay of atmospheric conditions, snowfall input and melting processes has never been easy to measure due to the sheer size and remoteness inherent to glacial landscapes.

A new report outlines 12 major areas of climate change risk facing Canada from a national perspective, all of which could involve significant losses, damages or disruptions over the next two decades.

NOAA’s story map takes you inside tornado alley to NOAA’s Norman, Okla., campus.

Human genetic testing has evolved over the recent decades, allowing people to find their ancestors and even determine specific percentages of their heritage.