And now, in a triumph of cross-border collaboration, an international team, armed with a rich Chinese fossil record and ...

Irina Marinov, associate professor at the Department of Earth and Environmental Science, leads a research community focused ...

Biogeographical regions of marine organisms, i.e., their distribution across different habitats, often overlap well with the ...

A new study warns that the planet’s climate zones could undergo dramatic shifts within the next 77 years. As global ...

This map from the National Hurricane Center shows the predicted path for Potential Tropical Cyclone Four-E, which is expected to strengthen into Tropical Storm Dalila. National Hurricane Center ...

Tropical forests used to be too wet to burn, he said. But as the climate warmed, and as forests degraded from human activity, they were becoming increasingly at risk of fire, he said.

The world's tropical forests, which provide a crucial buffer against climate change, disappeared faster than ever recorded last year, new satellite analysis suggests. Researchers estimate that ...

Since that time, chances of development remain low. If a tropical system forms, it would pose a "near-zero risk of impact to the United States until at least May 26," AccuWeather said in an email.

A landmark study led by the University of Oxford has created the world’s first global map of tropical forests based on canopy traits, shedding light on the complex functional diversity of tree ...

The health of our tropical forests is directly linked to the health of our planet. While they cover less than 6% of the Earth’s land surface, they contain more than half of the world’s animal ...

The future of humid-climate architecture depends on striking a balance between tradition and innovation, past wisdom and modern ingenuity. In the world's most humid regions, architecture must breathe.