Peer-reviewed research strengthens the case that wild animals - from dugongs to tigers - play active role in climate ...

DEAR READERS: The 2026 United Nations Environment Programme climate report, "Limiting Overshoot," will be read around the world. Read it for yourself here: ...

If you liked this story, share it with other people. New research analyzing more than 3,000 tropical forest sites reveals that areas with fewer seed-dispersing animals store up to four times less ...

More than one-third of all animals on Earth, from beetles to cows to elephants, depend on plant-based diets. Plants are a low-calorie food source, so it can be challenging for animals to consume ...

Although local adaptation influences species distributions, its role in driving evolutionary resilience under climate change remains unclear. Current predictive models focus on genetic adaptation to ...

MAKOKO, Nigeria — Several canoes paddle toward Makoko, a vast floating slum built on stilts in the lagoon at one end of Nigeria’s economic hub of Lagos. Riding on the vessels are giant cardboard ...

Climate change is not just about hotter summers and colder winters; it deeply affects the planet's biodiversity. As temperatures rise, our ecosystems face profound changes. These changes don't just ...

Even as autumn days grow shorter, a warming climate means Ohio winters aren't as cold as they were just a few decades ago, according to National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration data. This ...

This year is not a particularly white Christmas. Across the United States, families are gathering to enjoy a walk on a warm, sunny day. The fingerprints of climate change are all over the 2025 holiday ...

The survival of more than 3,500 animal species is in jeopardy thanks to the impacts of climate change, a new study has found. This threat applies to at least a quarter of the species in six different ...

Body size is a fundamental biological trait that influences physiology, ecology and evolutionary trajectories across animal taxa. Climate-driven variation in body size arises principally from ...