Environment & Climate

Climate change is one of the most pressing issues facing our planet today, with far-reaching consequences for ecosystems and biodiversity. As global...

Sucking CO2 Out of Thin Air Is No Longer Science Fiction The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change has been clear:…

Twenty-four previously unknown amphipod species, including a new superfamily, discovered in the Clarion-Clipperton Zone highlight extraordinary deep-sea biodiversity and the urgent need for conservation amid threats from deep-sea mining.

Researchers have engineered a breakthrough single-atom indium catalyst that converts CO₂ into methanol with unprecedented efficiency, opening new doors for carbon utilization and green chemistry.

Climate change is the defining challenge of our era. Explore the science behind global warming, its impacts on ecosystems and society, and solutions being developed.

Microplastics—tiny plastic particles less than 5 millimeters in diameter—have become ubiquitous contaminants in global water supplies, including drinking...

The Great Lakes represent one of Earth’s most remarkable freshwater ecosystems, containing approximately 20 percent of the world’s surface...

The wood wide web was born in BC, and the fight over it is Canadian too: UBC's Suzanne Simard versus University of Alberta critics. What is settled, what is...

Permafrost, permanently frozen ground that has remained locked in ice for thousands of years, covers approximately 23 percent of Earth’s land...

Earth is experiencing a biodiversity crisis of unprecedented proportions, with species extinction rates approximately 1,000 times higher than background...