Seagrasses provide the foundation of one of the most highly biodiverse, yet vulnerable, coastal marine ecosystems globally. They arose in three independent lineages from their freshwater ancestors ...

Seasonality shapes much of life on Earth. Most species, including humans, have synchronized their own rhythms with those of the Earth's seasons. Plant growth cycles, the migration of billions of ...

Plankton may be tiny, but they play an important role in the ocean. As the foundation of marine ecosystems, they support ocean food webs and help regulate Earth's climate by storing carbon. While lab ...

Working with nature will accelerate climate adaptation while also helping to enhance water and food security, reverse nature loss and drive sustainable development The climate crisis is intensifying ...

The following essay is reprinted with permission from The Conversation, an online publication covering the latest research. As humans alter the planet’s climate and ecosystems, scientists are looking ...

Ecosystems have been discovered to exhibit a range of unique responses to rising sea levels. A study conducted by Yale School of Environment scientists examined the impact of rising sea levels on ...

A regional climate research center based in Amherst could close next month because the Trump administration froze its funding and is limiting what work researchers are allowed to do. The freeze comes ...

Daniel Hernández Carrasco receives funding from a Doctoral Scholarship by the University of Canterbury. Jonathan Tonkin receives funding from a Rutherford Discovery Fellowship administered by the ...