The key to cooling ‘urban heat islands’ may lie in the countryside, according to a  new study from scientists at the University of Surrey's Global Centre for Clean Air Research (GCARE) and Southeast University (China).  

Oil drops from underwater oil spills can break into tinier droplets at the surface that remain suspended in the water, according to research from the University of Illinois Chicago. 

Britain, prepare for deep depression: storms ruin tea. 

Ever hear the old adage that time flies when you’re having fun?

Creating fertilizers from organic waste can help reduce the consumption of fossil fuels and promote sustainable production. 

A shift in Antarctica’s melting trends and slushy Arctic ice pushes warming from changing sea ice toward the upper limits of climate model estimates.

Researchers have analysed data from 127 studies to reveal ‘thresholds’ for when logged rainforests lose the ability to sustain themselves.

Despite facing regional threats like deforestation and wildfires, the world's forests continue to be a powerful weapon in the fight against climate change. 

The discovery of a hybrid population of poplar trees in western Wyoming has provided insight into how natural hybridization informs the evolution of many plant species, according to a team led by Penn State researchers. 

When it comes to diatoms that live in the ocean, new research suggests that photosynthesis is not the only strategy for accumulating carbon.