Beyond its environmental consequences, climate change is contributing to a growing global disease burden and creating conditions that facilitate the spread of infectious diseases worldwide.

Research on the human dimensions of global change concerns human activities that alter the Earth's environment, the driving forces of those activities, the consequences of environmental change for ...

When species are subjected to changing environments, they can survive in their current location through genetic adaptation. However, this ability is not unlimited. In a study published in PNAS, ...

If a tree falls in a forest and no one is around to hear it, does it make a sound? The answer is a resounding yes—and we know this for certain because of the vast network of audio recorders that ...

Using mathematical modeling, researchers have discovered that rate-induced tipping, which can happen if an environment changes too fast, can happen even in Daisyworld, a simple daisy-filled ecological ...

The Trump administration began this week to radically alter how the National Environmental Policy Act is implemented across the federal government, alarming environmentalists. Passed in 1970 and often ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Nature and nurture both determine how likely you are to develop a particular disease. Hiroshi Watanabe/DigitalVision via Getty ...

ASHLEY ZAVALA EXPLAINS WHAT THIS DOES. THEY’VE DONE IT FOR STADIUMS. THEY’VE DONE IT FOR CLIMATE PROJECTS. THEY’VE EVEN DONE IT FOR THEIR OWN OFFICE BUILDING THAT’S UNDER CONSTRUCTION, JUST A COUPLE ...

Sitting in my doctor's examination room, I was surprised when she told me, "Genetics don't really matter for chronic disease." Rather, she continued, "A person's lifestyle, what they eat, and how much ...