As fossil fuels rise in cost and green initiatives gain traction, alternative methods for producing useful compounds using microorganisms have the potential to become sustainable, environmentally friendly technologies.

UC San Diego–led research shows that understanding where rain comes from could reshape drought planning and land management across the globe.

The vast West Antarctic Ice Sheet holds enough ice to raise global sea level by 4 to 5 meters if it melts completely.

How much longer will glaciers survive?

Waves of heavy rainfall in early December 2025 spurred landslides and flooding in parts of the Pacific Northwest.

New research reveals a link between rising temperatures and changes in polar bear DNA, which may be helping them adapt and survive in increasingly challenging environments. 

New research from the University of Vermont reveals exposure to smoke from Canadian wildfires in the summer of 2023 led to worsening asthma symptoms in children in Vermont and upstate New York.

Infectious diseases such as malaria, dengue, and tuberculosis are considered to pose as great a challenge to global health as new or emerging pathogens, according to a major international study led by The Global Health Network at Oxford’s Nuffield Department of Medicine and commissioned by Welcome.

Chemical engineers have found a simple way to make capturing carbon emissions from industrial plants more energy-efficient.

UCSB study reshapes understanding of deep-ocean carbon storage with implications for long-term climate stability.