Genetics

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

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

Heat-related deaths in the United States are on the rise. But how bad will it be 20, 30 or 40

A perfect storm of climate, geologic and geographic conditions have combined to make Hurricane Helene one of the most devastating

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

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

This video was supported by funding from the Howard Hughes Medical Institute. TRANSCRIPT David Johnson: So, in 2014, we were

When strained by earthquakes, underground networks of quartz veins can generate enough tension to leach gold from passing fluids, researchers

Long dry periods can cause a deadly fungal disease. While California’s droughts can temporarily hold back cases of valley fever—a