Warming soils may be unlocking carbon once considered permanent, releasing additional CO 2 into the atmosphere. This subtle ...

A new analysis of experimental data led by the University of Michigan has unveiled insights into why and how plant ...

Researchers at Northern Arizona University and the Smithsonian found an unconventional method to understand how rainforests will survive with climate change—making tea with living leaves at the top of ...

For decades, ever since biologists recognized the potential environmental harms from climate change, they have worried that plants will not be able to evolve fast enough to adapt to a rapidly warming ...

Moisés Expósito-Alonso, a UC Berkeley professor of global change biology, led an experiment tracking genetic changes in plants across 30 sites worldwide. The findings, published in Science on March 26 ...

At first glance, Harvard Forest seems like an ordinary woodland. Oak trees shade the terrain among small shrubs and other trees, mostly maple, birch and beech. Fallen leaves coat the ground below.

How much of a $450 pot would you give to a charity that cuts carbon emissions by investing in renewable energy, and how much would you keep for yourself? That was the question posed in a recent ...