Climate

Wetlands Are Not Simple Carbon Sinks—and That Could Change How Climate Restoration Works Wetlands have long been promoted as one...

The next generation of recycled plastic may not come from sorting everything more aggressively—or from adding more chemicals to every...

Climate adaptation is often described as a race against rising seas, intensifying storms, worsening floods, and ecological disruption. Yet a...

A new study of Iowa farmers is offering one of the clearest statistical portraits yet of who participates in the...

Antibiotics hidden in soil are becoming an increasingly important environmental concern, and new research suggests that the problem may be...

Bioethanol is often presented as a straightforward route away from fossil fuels: grow a crop, convert its sugars or starch...

The Arctic is opening a new maritime frontier, and with it comes a high-stakes climate calculation: how much economic value...

The Nile River, the lifeline of northeastern Africa, is governed by a climate system far more complex than its steady...

Rainfall across the Sahel is becoming more concentrated into fewer days, creating a climate signal that may be as important...

The ocean is sending scientists a message in shades of green, but researchers say the signal of human-caused climate change...