Tropical forest ecosystems are an important part of the global carbon cycle as they take up and store large amounts of CO2.

An international team of scientists, led by the University of Bristol, has found that current estimates of flood risk rely upon methods for calculating flood damage which are inadequately verified and match poorly with observations.

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A parasite known only to be hosted in North America by the Virginia opossum is infecting sea otters along the West Coast.

The 12,000-year old town of Hasankeyf could soon be underwater due to the construction of a new dam.

Scientists have proved one of Charles Darwin’s theories of evolution for the first time – nearly 140 years after his death.

In her 30 years working as a researcher in Madagascar, CU Boulder Anthropology Professor Michelle Sauther has had a number of chance encounters with a strange forest creature: a wild, oversized cat with a characteristic tabby-like coloring.

The oceans are a very important reservoir for carbon in the system of the earth. However, many aspects of the marine carbon cycle are still unknown.

Analysis shows global warming is intensifying the occurrence of unprecedented hot spells and downpours faster than predicted by historical trends.

Warming may alter soil freeze-thaw (F-T) process, such as the start and end dates, frequency and intensity, during winter in cold regions.