The ongoing drought in the U.S. West is expected to persist through this summer, raising the risk of water shortages and wildfires.

The yellow-billed hornbill, cousins of fan-favorite Zazu from The Lion King, faces local extinction due to the climate crisis. 

A new study provides a framework to boost crop growth by incorporating a strategy adopted from a fast-growing species of green algae.

Atmospheric researchers from the international CLOUD consortium have discovered a mechanism that allows nuclei for ice clouds to form and rapidly grow in the upper troposphere.

Plants — they’re just like us, with unique techniques for handling stress. 

A new study has found contaminants that were banned decades ago are still imperiling critically endangered California condors. 

Once humans discovered how to tame fire, they began using it for heat, for cooking, to scare away animals and to alter their environs, especially burning areas to plant and to restore grazing land. 

Researchers have succeeded in sequencing and characterizing the entire genome of oat. 

In a major step forward for monitoring the biodiversity of marine systems, a new study published today in Environmental DNA details how MBARI researchers are using autonomous underwater robots to sample environmental DNA (eDNA). 

The latest British Antarctic Survey (BAS) Antarctic Digital Database (ADD) data will be included in a world leading collection of geographic information.