Climate change is rapidly reshaping a region of the world that’s home to millions of people.

Metastatic disease—when cancer spreads from the primary tumor to other parts of the body—is the cause of most cancer deaths. 

Smoke billowed from a fire in the forests of western Wyoming in early October 2024.

Toxic trace elements such as lead, mercury, arsenic and cadmium occur naturally in small quantities in coastal seas.

The study investigated whether increasing plant diversity through use of undersown species in field ecosystems can affect the structure and functioning of microbial communities to promote soil health and carbon sequestration.

Extreme temperatures and humidity levels (excessive rain or drought) projected for the Amazon in the context of climate change may increase the volume of methane-producing microorganisms in flooded areas and reduce potential uptake of this greenhouse gas in upland forests by 70%, with global impacts, according to a study conducted by researchers at the University of São Paulo (USP) in Brazil. An article reporting their findings is published in the journal Environmental Microbiome.

A collaborative research team involving Texas A&M University geologist Dr. Franco Marcantonio has examined the source of lead contamination in a Tibetan glacier, concluding that human activities have introduced the pollutant metal in some of the most remote regions of the world.

About 18 months ago, climate scientists began to notice something strange.

There’s more to thunderclouds than rain and lightning. Along with visible light emissions, thunderclouds can produce intense bursts of gamma rays, the most energetic form of light, that last for millionths of a second. 

Arctic sea ice retreated to near-historic lows in the Northern Hemisphere this summer, likely melting to its minimum extent for the year on Sept.11, 2024, according to researchers at NASA and the National Snow and Ice Data Center (NSIDC).