A plant's roots do much of their work out of sight, pulling in water and nutrients and holding the plant in place. That makes ...

Depending on the cultivar, higher concentrations of carbon dioxide (CO₂) in the atmosphere can significantly alter the ...

Decades of independent observations and improved methods strengthen the evidence that greenhouse gases are changing Earth’s ...

Climate change exacerbates health emergencies, affecting outcomes and healthcare access due to natural disasters like wildfires and extreme heat. Vulnerable populations, including low-income ...

Climate-driven extreme river discharge is projected to prolong and intensify coastal hypoxia, with stronger stratification and spatially uneven oxygen loss, suggests a study using an event-based ...

The fact that ecosystems change is nothing new. What is new, however, is the speed and scale at which new species communities ...

Climate change has, and will continue to, affect communities in every corner of the world. But climate change’s ...

Rising temperatures, poor air quality and the spread of infectious diseases could increase the burden of neurological disorders, with the most vulnerable communities facing the greatest risks. View on ...

Earth’s climate has always naturally cycled through change, caused by how much of the sun’s energy was absorbed by the atmosphere. In fact over the past 650,000 years, the Earth has gone through seven ...

The World Health Organization (WHO) calls climate change “the single biggest health threat facing humanity.” Extreme weather events like hurricanes, heat waves, and droughts can all have direct health ...

As growing evidence shows that climate change will influence nearly every aspect of our health, a University at Buffalo School of Social Work researcher is the first to explore how climate change may ...