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Dehydration is typically linked to intense thirst, but in many cases, it can develop subtly, especially in the form of silent ...

Climate scientists present a realistic supercomputer simulation that resolves the complex interactions between fire, vegetation, smoke and the atmosphere. The authors find that increasing greenhouse ...

Global warming is producing a rapid loss of plant species—according to estimates, roughly 600 plant species have died out ...

In his first few weeks, President Trump has frozen climate spending, shaken up staffing at agencies like the E.P.A. and set ...

Alpine plants, fragile and adapted to live in a limited ecosystem, may be the canary in the coal mine of climate change.

Plants survive climate change using genetic variations. Scientists studied Marchantia polymorpha to find key adaptation ...

A new climate modeling study presents a new scenario of how climate and life on our planet would change in response to a potential future strike of a medium-sized (~500 m) asteroid.

“The existence of winter doesn't disprove climate change,” says Stuart Evans, assistant professor of geography at the ...

Yellowstone Caldera Chronicles is a weekly column written by scientists and collaborators of the Yellowstone Volcano Observatory. This week's contribution is from Cathy Whitlock, Regents Professor ...

Mudslides are dangerous torrents that are usually referred to by geologists and first responders as debris flows. They have ...

Earth system models are essential tools for studying complex planetary processes, including interactions between the atmosphere and biosphere.