A newly developed plastic material of the same type as is used in baby diapers can collect clean and safe drinking water from the air.

Rivers are critical resources that affect everything from watersheds to agriculture to energy. 

A new study, led by researchers at Columbia University and Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution (WHOI), identifies a diverse set of molecules released by marine phytoplankton that fuel microbial life and help drive Earth’s carbon cycle. 

This winter was one of the warmest on record across the West; as a result, many snowy, alpine areas have seen bouts of winter rainfall where there would ordinarily only be snow.

Alaska’s glaciers respond to climate change by melting for three additional weeks with every 1 degree Celsius increase in the average summer temperature, data from satellite-mounted radars show.

With climate change, mountain water resources are becoming a major issue.

A new study reveals an unprecedented increase in wildfires in tropical peatlands during the 20th century.

New Stanford-led research traces a direct line from extreme weather to a massive dengue outbreak in Peru. The findings serve as a warning – and the seed of a possible solution.

Researchers from the Nicholas School of the Environment found that variability in ocean salt content affects El Niño intensity.

PhD student Audrey Parker studies methane mitigation strategies in dairy farms and coal mines, to reduce emissions of the potent greenhouse gas.