Freshwater ecosystems such as rivers, lakes and wetlands have crucial roles in global biogeochemical cycles and in supporting human wellbeing through a variety of ecosystem services. However, ...

Human-caused biodiversity loss has accelerated over the past 50 years. An opinion article published in the open-access ...

Climate change poses a major threat to the organisms such as plankton that form the base of the marine food web. A team of ...

The extinction of dinosaurs reshaped rivers, forests, and landscapes—changes still recorded in the rock layers across North America.

New fossil research shows how human impacts, particularly through the rise of agriculture and livestock, have disrupted ...

At least 60% of the UNESCO biosphere reserves have been affected by extreme weather tied to climate change, which is caused ...

To test how well eDNA can reveal species on the move, we surveyed fish communities along 2,000 kilometres of Australia’s east ...

The future of thin phones is up in the air, leaving me on the edge of my seat. Apple’s latest smartphone redesign is epitomized by the $1,000 iPhone Air, while Samsung is still trying to sell ...

Streamers of police tape decorated the deserted Offaly bog in central Ireland. Heavy rain poured down on Cathy Moore and Conor McDermott as they trudged through the thick mud. Their boots squelched ...

The coral reefs of the Caribbean are undergoing rapid and complex ecological transformations. From mass bleaching and disease ...

Kent's climate is set to change dramatically in the coming decades with warmer, wetter winters and scorching summers, a new report has disclosed. The impact of rising temperatures is likely to “be ...

The Mediterranean Sea recorded its warmest July on record this year, with sea surface temperatures averaging 26.68°C, according to figures from Mercator Ocean International, which operates the ...