Antarctica’s vast ice masses seem far away, yet they store enough water to raise global sea levels by several meters. 

Keystone species are integral to maintaining the balance and health of ecosystems.

A vital component of the batteries at the heart of electric vehicles and grid energy storage, lithium is key to a clean energy future.

Oregon State University research has uncovered a possible clue as to why glaciers that terminate at the sea are retreating at unprecedented rates: the bursting of tiny, pressurized bubbles in underwater ice.

In recent years, the escalating impact of global warming has prompted efforts to reverse troubling trends, often by planting trees to capture and remove carbon dioxide from the atmosphere and store it.

As cute as raccoons may look, their behaviors are troublesome, and so are their droppings.

In the race to draw down greenhouse gas emissions around the world, scientists at MIT are looking to carbon-capture technologies to decarbonize the most stubborn industrial emitters.

MIT researchers have demonstrated the first system for ultra-low-power underwater networking and communication, which can transmit signals across kilometer-scale distances.

As the Earth’s human population grows, greenhouse gas emissions from the world’s food system are on track to expand.

Like most people during the pandemic, Alex Kolker found himself with extra time on his hands.