As climate changes, plants in North America, much of Eurasia, and parts of central and South America will consume more water than they do now, leading to less water for people, according to a new study in the journal Nature Geoscience. 

The impact of losing intact tropical forests is more devastating on the climate than previously thought, according to University of Queensland-led research.

Despite statewide devastation from wildfires, a new poll conducted by the Bill Lane Center for the American West shows Californians are still reluctant to subsidize wildfire prevention or support relocating communities at risk.

Harvard economist says rise in number of very hot days will cut productivity and hike health risks, especially for many in blue-collar jobs.

As ESA’s SMOS satellite celebrates 10 years in orbit, yet another result has been added to its list of successes. This remarkable satellite mission has shown that it can be used to measure how the temperature of the Antarctic ice sheet changes with depth – and it’s much warmer deep down.

Satellites now play a key role in monitoring carbon levels in the oceans, but we are only just beginning to understand their full potential.

Despite bearing witness to its own increase in Earth's atmosphere by around 2.5 to 2.3 billion years ago, oxygen has had relatively little to say about its own early history until now.

Satellite imagery shows seasonal changes to American deciduous forests from space.

Although only a few households in Metro Vancouver have a water meter, the political will for mandatory metering is strong, new survey results suggest.

When many people think of watermelon, they likely think of Citrullus lanatus, the cultivated watermelon with sweet, juicy red fruit enjoyed around the world as a dessert.