Tropical forests can recover twice as quickly after deforestation if they have adequate soil nitrogen, according to new research published today.

While there have been occasional positive developments and a slowdown in biodiversity loss since the turn of the millennium, the overall state of biodiversity in Switzerland remains inadequate.

The Rhode Island aquaculture industry is more robust than ever. The value of aquaculture products was $8,795,493 in 2024 and 89 active aquaculture farms covered 392.5 acres, according to a report by the Rhode Island Coastal Resources Management Council.

In an ecosystem that’s losing much of its biodiversity, mosquitoes might be shifting to a new food source.

For the first time, a study from researchers at Scripps Institution of Oceanography at the University of California San Diego integrates climate-related damages to the ocean into the social cost of carbon— a measure of economic harm caused by greenhouse gas emissions.

Water extremes such as droughts and floods have a huge impact on communities, ecosystems, and economies. 

A study of the environmental conditions around fish farms reveals a surprising trend.

Clouds, smoke and fog may darken the skies, but sediment, algae blooms and organic matter can turn day into night on the seafloor.

Marine heatwaves (MHWs) are periods of unusually warm sea temperatures, recognised as one of the fastest emerging climate-related drivers of change in the ocean.

Higher temperatures may make monarch butterflies more vulnerable to parasites, according to new research from the University of Georgia.