Extreme weather events prompt people to move, a trend that could accelerate in a warming climate. But the ability to migrate internally in the US depends largely on economic status.

Net zero energy buildings produce at least as much energy as they use. Designing whole net zero campuses and communities takes the energy and climate benefits to a higher level.

Massive study looked at more than half a million trees in 813 forests across the tropics.

While most corals turn ghostly white when they bleach, some turn neon purple. Scientists were baffled – until now.

Microscopic ocean phytoplankton feed a "biological pump" that carries carbon from the surface to deep waters. Scientists have found that this process stores much more carbon than previously thought.

Global quarantine is not a long-term solution – we still have a lot of work ahead.

'Wet-bulb' temperature records show that deadly thresholds for heat and humidity are arriving faster than anticipated.

The COVID-19 pandemic is interrupting scientific field work across North America, leaving blank spots in important data sets and making it harder to track ecological change.

A new study suggests raising dykes along a third of Europe's coastline, but there are more cost-effective options.

From Nairobi to Los Angeles, pandemic lockdowns have cleared pollution from the skies. But those blue vistas may be temporary, and shutdowns aren't slowing climate change.