Environment and ecosystems

When it’s hot outside, birds struggle to learn, dogs bite more often, goat-like chamois pick fights.

A few hundred feet from a McDonald’s and a strip mall, sandwiched between busy and polluted roads, a lush urban wetland is being built by an unusual and furry group of city residents: beavers.

Smog from wildfires is getting worse across much of the U.S., according to a NASA-funded study.

A new study calculates the dollar value of wetlands in reducing river flooding. But in Sackett vs. EPA, the high court rolled back protections for nature’s first line of defense.

The study showed that trees around a low-rise building can reduce the wind force on segments by as much as 50%.

Green wall installation can provide cooling effects for both indoor and outdoor environments.

NOAA defines a “very strong” El Niño as when the Pacific’s surface waters are more than 2°C warmer than average. What does this mean for climate, for humans, and marine species?

Dong Thap province is facing numerous challenges due to the impacts of climate change, subsidence, landslides, flooding, drought, and saltwater intrusion.