Specially-adapted drones, developed by an international team involving scientists from the University of Cambridge, are transforming how we forecast eruptions by allowing close-range measurements of previously inaccessible and hazardous volcanoes.

 Recently discovered interactions between plant and viral proteins open up new avenues for making plants resistant to viruses, thus safeguarding crop yields in changing climate conditions.

An examination of two documented periods of climate change in the greater Middle East reveals local evidence of resilience and even of a flourishing ancient society despite the climate changes seen in the larger region.

Beaches can survive sea-level rises if they have space to move.

Animals are coming out of their winter hiatus.

Subarctic regions are facing rapid changes in climate and land-use intensity.

Imperial researchers have created drones that can attach sensors to trees to monitor environmental and ecological changes in forests.

By using two different transparent soil substitutes, scientists have shown that soil bacteria rely on fungi to help them survive dry periods, says a study published today in eLife.

In the late 1920s, a pathogen began killing seagrasses in Virginia’s seaside bays.

GPS isn’t waterproof. The navigation system depends on radio waves, which break down rapidly in liquids, including seawater.