Environment

Scientists are getting better at predicting marine heatwaves. But is it enough to save ecosystems and vulnerable species?

Saving the seas may depend on connecting people to hidden landscapes

Thirstwaves are drying out croplands

A new view of the berg shows it’s losing its edge

Plants around the world are adapting their reproductive strategies to survive on an increasingly urban planet

The quest to map a costly weather phenomenon

Glaciers are committing piracy at the bottom of the planet

Saltwater is killing trees along low-lying coasts, and marshes may move in

Evidence of Mesolithic hunter-gatherers on the island could reshape our understanding of human settlement in the Mediterranean

Tree-ring records suggest that drought played a role in Roman Britain’s decline

Steeper, faster, and higher peaks make more species

The nocturnal insects with surprising pollination power