More than ever before, there is a growing interest in dedicating resources to stop the loss of biodiversity, as recently exemplified by the Kunming-Montreal Global Biodiversity Framework (GBF) decided at COP15 in December 2022.

Looking for solutions to manage the global crisis of microplastics pollution, particularly in marine environments, will be the focus of the 1st Nano and Microplastics Australian Conference at Flinders University (7-8 March 2024).

The most abundant enzyme on Earth, rubisco, has been providing the energy which fuels life on our planet for the last three billion years.

UFZ analysis shows a mix of chemicals that endanger invertebrate organisms in particular.

Glacier-fed streams are undergoing a process of profound change, according to EPFL scientists in a paper appearing in Nature Geoscience. 

Tropical herbivores are on the move and that could spell trouble for subtropical seagrass meadows.

Ever-worsening floods are killing trees at an increasing rate along the upper Mississippi River, and invasive grasses are taking over. 

Getting climate models to mimic real-time observations when it comes to warming is critical – small discrepancies can lead to misunderstandings about the rate of global warming as the climate changes. 

Will ice floating in the Arctic Ocean move faster or slower over the coming decades? 

The Arctic could see summer days with practically no sea ice as early as the next couple of years, according to a new study out of CU Boulder.