Rising temperatures cause plants to leak more water, reducing their ability to absorb carbon and potentially turning them ...

The scientists used their data to chart where and when plant species emerged or disappeared across Siberia and Alaska.

Purple Earth Hypothesis suggests Earth was once a purple planet. Early microbes used retinal, not chlorophyll, for ...

Since the first farmers tilled the soil more than 10,000 years ago, the plow has been the essential tool of human survival.

As Australia swelters through a scorching summer, the nation's flora is facing not just extreme heat, but also prolonged heat ...

Earth Commission Report1 provides major new insights into the potential for the transgression of Earth-system boundaries ...

Animals are not just inhabitants of the natural world -- they are its architects. A new study has revealed how hundreds of species shape the landscapes we depend on, from vast termite mounds visible ...

That increase is compared to a baseline average temperature on Earth between 1850 and 1900 before humans were ... At 2.7 ...

Croatia's first ever satellite has just beamed to Earth the first image of its homeland ... shows a cloud-covered outline of the Mediterranean country famous for its crystal blue sea and scenic ...

A recently released animation shows a new look at a large asteroid that has a small, but significant, chance of impacting planet Earth in seven years. The animation, provided by the NASA-funded ...

largely focusing on the effects of injecting 100 million to 400 million tons into Earth’s atmosphere. The results showed dramatic disruptions in our planet’s atmospheric chemistry and climate ...

Any telescope on the planet can contribute to planetary defense: If an astronomer anywhere on Earth spies an object that looks like an asteroid (or comet), they can report its findings to the ...