Packrat nests can preserve plants, insects, and bones for more than 50,000 years, offering scientists a snapshot into the past.

Virtual reality storytelling could help drive people to take action on environmental threats, according to new research.

Liberals and conservatives differ on climate change beliefs but are relatively united in taking action, according to a new study.

Heat stress can have a devastating effect on older adults' vital organs, including the gut, liver, and brain, researchers report.

Researchers have created a catalyst material that converts carbon dioxide into renewable fuels such as methanol.

Plants aren't just passive participants in Earth's climate cycle—they can play an important role in shaping it, researchers report.

Early-life trauma can cut short the lives of red squirrels in the Yukon. But "food booms" can help boost their resilience to adversity.

Scientists have had limited understanding of how temperature affects malaria's spread. New research changes that.

Sinking land may affect nearly 270 million urban residents in China. Researchers say the problem is global, too.

Human-induced environmental changes around Antarctica are contributing to sea level rise in the North Atlantic, researchers find.