Tidal activity potentially forcing large-scale lake drainage may temporarily promote ice shelf stability despite increased warming.

Above Santa Barbara County, the Surface Biology and Geology High-Frequency Time Series, or SHIFT, campaign collects data to understand land and aquatic ecosystems.

An international team of environmental scientists have published a series of significant recommendations to protect, conserve and study the world’s coral reefs – the ‘canaries in the coal mine’ of climate change.

Follow the pollen. Records from past plant life tell the real story of global temperatures, according to research from a climate scientist at Washington University in St. Louis.

Sponges in coral reefs, less flashy than their coral neighbors but important to the overall health of reefs, are among the earliest animals on the planet. 

As any resident of northern climates knows, a seasonal thaw is never straightforward. 

In a paper published today in Nature Communications, a team led by scientists from the University of California, Irvine, using climate models and satellite data, reveal for the first time how protecting tropical forests can yield climate benefits that enhance carbon storage in nearby areas.

The drop in water levels comes as hotter temperatures and falling water levels left a smaller amount of water flowing through the Colorado River.

Yet another extreme precipitation event sent rivers out of their banks, inundating coastal towns and prompting evacuations.

Scientists have published a series of recommendations to enable communities and managers to minimise the impact of lionfish in the Mediterranean Sea.