A tiny Central American country is charting a path to slowing climate change, while boosting the economy and making communities safer.

Plastic made from cane sugar also threatens the environment.

Humidity is as important as scent in attracting pollinators to a plant, new Cornell-led research finds, advancing basic biology and opening new avenues to support agriculture.

A new study published in Science Advances today provides evidence that large-scale, offshore, and fully-protected marine areas (MPAs) protect biodiversity without negatively impacting fishing and food security.

Tiny foxes — each no bigger than a five-pound housecat — inhabiting the Channel Islands off the coast of Southern California were saved from extinction in 2016. 

It’s well known that producing foods such as beef can have an outsized footprint when it comes to carbon emissions.

Scientists have been worried about the potential harms of microplastics for years.

Scientists at the UK Centre for Ecology & Hydrology (UKCEH) are embarking on two new research projects that will transform our understanding of impacts of the climate and biodiversity crises.

Dr Cicely Marshall, a researcher at King’s College and the University of Cambridge’s Department of Plant Sciences, led a study to monitor the effects.

Glaciers have been melting and shrinking at an alarming rate, raising the sea-level and causing outburst floods.