Some toxin-producing algae can be harmful to human health when the algae are present in high numbers.

New research led by The University of Queensland has provided the first comprehensive analysis of pesticide mixtures in creeks and rivers discharging to the Great Barrier Reef.

A new study, recently published in Nature Communications, describes how microplastics from road traffic are transported to the oceans – and to remote regions such as the Arctic.

Like wine, cheese, and savvy financial investments, many tropical trees become more valuable with age.

Vertical farms with their soil-free, computer-controlled environments may sound like sci-fi, but there is a growing environmental and economic case for them, according to new research laying out radical ways of putting food on our plates.

A new study reveals how climate change has enabled a voracious crab species to dramatically alter salt marsh ecosystems across the southeastern U.S. 

In June 2020, just the right weather patterns were in place to provide a clear view of the snowy landscape.

AIRS measures the infrared and microwave radiation emitted from Earth to study the planet's weather and climate.

First half of this year saw near-record warmth for the globe.

The regions that will be hardest hit by climate change are the ones that already get slammed with rain during wet seasons and struggle with drought during dry seasons, researchers found.