Environment News Service

Lakes play a vital filtering role in the ecosystem: they remove excess nitrogen from the water.

The history of a forest might be measured by the trunks and branches looming overhead.

Asia’s last tropical glaciers can be found near Puncak Jaya, Papua, the highest peak in Southeast Asia.

How do we power the AI boom without blowing past climate goals and breaking the grid?

Every time a meteorologist predicts a hurricane's intensity, a fishing fleet plans its season, a port authority routes a cargo ship around dangerous seas, or a government braces for El Niño, they are drawing on one critical resource: real-time ocean data.

Researchers at Columbia Engineering have developed a faster, cheaper, and more environmentally friendly way to extract this critical mineral.

The risk of snakebites is increasing across the world as reptiles shift their habitats to cope with rising temperatures and growing human pressures, a study of venomous snakes has found.

Azara’s owl monkeys, a small primate species found in South America, are heavier today than those that lived a quarter-century ago, and evidence suggests that rising temperatures might have driven the weight gain, according to a Yale-led study of a wild population.

A new, interactive global map has been launched to help people understand how pollution and climate change are affecting lakes around the world.

If this year feels hotter than the ones you remember, you’re not imagining it.