Genetics

A barrage of intense, wild swings in climate conditions may have fueled the largest mass extinction in Earth’s history. A […]

Fiddling with the dimmer switch might help some indoor farmers curb one of their biggest challenges: soaring electricity costs. Growing

One of the world’s richest biodiversity hot spots is Peru’s Madre de Dios, a region of the Amazon nestled at

The ocean’s circulatory system may not be doing as poorly as previously thought. A vital ocean artery known as the

Dust pollution is known to contribute to asthma and heart and lung disease. But dust blowing from Utah’s Great Salt

One of the widest hurricanes on record slammed into Florida’s Gulf Coast on September 26 as a powerful Category 4

In 2013, Ning Zeng came across a very old, and ultimately very important, log. He and his colleagues were digging

When it rains, it pours. And when it pours, mosquitoes appear. A series of storms hit the northeastern United States

For billions of years, the continents have moved across the Earth’s surface like tectonic vessels, but they have not survived

Extreme Climate Survey Scientific news is collecting questions from readers about how to navigate our planet’s changing climate. What do