Although coastal wetlands cover only about two percent of the ocean surface, they are estimated to sequester more than 50 percent of the carbon captured by the ocean per year

Research led by Göttingen University studies carbon sinks and land-use in a mangrove-fringed lagoon in Java

The findings support previous research which suggested LED lights reduce bycatch of seabirds in gillnets by about 85 percent

International team assesses widespread effects of polar warming

The fires that raged across the Brazilian Amazon this summer were not 'normal' and large increases in deforestation could explain why, scientists show

A new paper reveals that the microbiomes of closely-related bats can be totally different from each other, which suggests that having a community of helpful gut bacteria may not be so important for this group of mammals

Loss of ice opens pathways for disease transmission among sea lions, ice seals, sea otters, and others

Writing in BioScience, members of a worldwide coalition of scientists argue that too little action has been taken on climate change

A recent study identifies a potential mechanism that could be used to decrease atmospheric CO₂ via enhanced soil carbon storage

Continent-wide analysis finds invasive grasses increase fire risk