A map of Mars's ancient rivers unlocks new possibilities for learning about the Red Planet
The same tools scientists use to understand Earth's climate history may work on Mars, too
As bee population numbers plummet with climate change, 'winners' and 'losers' emerge
Different bees cope with heat and land use changes in their own ways
New evidence for the first life on land comes from an ancient microbial fingerprint
By comparing the chemical composition of modern microbial communities to their ancient counterparts, researchers can find better evidence of the earliest life on land. It's older than you think
Why did ancient cats begin hanging around humans?
New research suggests they had a taste for the rodents we attracted
Heavy metals from open-pit mining can spread up to 30 kilometers
Residents of Cerro de Pasco, Peru, teamed up with scientists to monitor pollution in their city
A 66 million year old evolutionary experiment created sabre-toothed anchovies
Behold, the mystery of a singular hidden fang
Deep-sea currents are spreading microplastics around the globe
Microorganisms on the sea floor ingest these plastics and can disrupt entire food webs
Coffee's robust back-up bean isn't as resistant to climate change as once thought
Farming of both Robusta and Arabica beans will have to adjust to a new climate
Your local lake stores a surprising amount of carbon in its depths
Lakes are shouldering our carbon-excess burden, but that comes at a cost
The iconic Colorado River carries less water, as the climate warms and winter snow disappears
New research quantifies water scarcity in the southwestern USA: expect more drought, with serious socioeconomic consequences
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Heat waves may drive bees to extinction
Climate change isn't all bad news for our striped friends, but the negative effects of heatwaves will outweigh the possible positive effects of warming in cooler regions
Climate change in the Arctic has ripple effects for all life on Earth
The poles are warming faster than the rest of the planet, causing extreme weather events in the Northern hemisphere
Algae are eating microplastics. From there, they can climb up the food chain to us
Freshwater microbes can absorb components of microplastics before getting eaten by other creatures
Lake Victoria, world's largest tropical lake, may be drying up faster than we thought
The shrinking of Lake Victoria could have devastating consequences for the 40 million people in the region
By tracking star "pollution," scientists have found exoplanets similar to Earth's structure
Using oxygen pressure as a measure, scientists examined the structural properties of white dwarfs
Should the age of humans have a geologic name?
And how will Earth's history remember us?
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Human disturbance is drying out forests
Thinning out the canopy impacts the water cycle within a forest, causing more moisture to be lost to the atmosphere
Meet Eunice Foote, early climate scientist and women's rights leader
Her experiments uncovered the greenhouse effect three years before the man who was widely credited with this discovery
There's no corner of the globe safe from microplastic pollution
These tiny plastic pieces have now been detected on top of mountains, in the soil, and even in your honey
