When shrubs and trees replace grasses, spot fires spread. That makes wildfires more difficult to monitor, control, and suppress.

Microplastics are changing the gut microbiomes of wild seabirds. Humans should be wary, too, researchers say.

Carrying pollen gives bumble bees a workout, significantly increasing their body temperature, a new study shows.

"We need a collaborative approach to saving this species and that means connecting with partners abroad and at home."

There are biases and gaps in both natural history collections and biodiversity apps like eBird and iNaturalist, research finds.

Birds across the Americas are getting smaller and longer-winged as the world warms, and the smallest-bodied species are changing the fastest.

Earth's biomass—the material that makes up all living organisms—is concentrated in organisms at either end of the size spectrum, research finds.

Lengthy blackouts are more likely to take a toll on Americans who already bear the brunt of climate change and health inequities.

2023 "will be a very active hurricane season," says Xubin Zeng. "People should get prepared."

Tree diversity can increase storage of carbon and nitrogen in forest soils and ease the effects of climate change, a new study shows.