Forget groundhogs and their weather predictions. Now, fellow critters ‒ beavers ‒ are actually doing their part to combat climate change, one dam at a time, a new study says. The new research, ...

FILE: Much of Everglades restoration focuses on repairing the damage done by flood control. Hydrologist Tom Van Lent, a former chief scientist with the Everglades Foundation, is an expert in modeling ...

Rivers release nearly 2 billion tons of CO₂ annually, and a new global study shows that nearly 60% is from ancient carbon. Ancient carbon, hundreds to thousands of years old, enters rivers through ...

Climate change is driving drastic environmental shifts and accelerating global biodiversity loss. Hybrid introgression has recently emerged as a key mechanism enabling rapid adaptation to historical ...

Climate change is responsible for thousands of wildfire-related deaths and $11 billion in associated losses every year, a new study finds. This key contributor to wildfire behavior has led to ...

A new study suggests that Anna's Hummingbirds in the western United States are not only keeping up with human influence on their habitat, they're thriving. According to a recent study in Global Change ...

As climate change rapidly transforms ecosystems, it threatens to wipe out vital species, potentially leading to ecosystem collapse. Islands, to which many species from elsewhere can’t disperse ...

A powerful future earthquake, coupled with climate-driven surges in sea levels, could significantly increase flood risks in the Pacific Northwest, a study has found. These conditions could impact ...