Earth’s forests took 100,000 years to recover from the last climate shock — this one is moving 10 times faster
The fossil record preserves this same fragmented leaf litter. Comparing the shapes of thousands of epidermal cells with…
A Manhattan-Sized Ice Island Just Broke Off Greenland
Petermann Glacier has shed a rare, Manhattan-sized Arctic ice island that researchers had watched develop for years. Credit:…
Why Australia’s weather is seeing a soaking while a record El Niño is forming
El Niño is synonymous with drought in Australia, but another rainband is lining up to soak the nation…
Batteries pushed power prices sky-high in WA’s midnight charging surge
In the wee hours of a cold night last month, as most West Australians slept in their beds,…
How Africa Is Battling Climate Change and the Coming ‘Super’ El Niño
Welcome to Foreign Policy’s Africa Brief. The highlights this week: African countries respond to climate change-driven wildfires, drought,…
Paleontologists Reconstruct 56-Million-Year-Old Forests – and Find a Chilling Warning for Today
Fragments of fossilized leaves like these helped the authors recreate the forest canopies of 56 million years ago.…
Controversial Hunter Valley coal mine granted six-year extension
A major New South Wales coal mine has been given a lifeline by the state government, four months…
The United States sizzled to its hottest month ever in July
July 2026 was the hottest month ever in the United States. The average temperature was 76.9 degrees Fahrenheit…
Hidden fungal networks more than 100 quadrillion km in length help plants survive climate change
Researchers at the Technical University of Munich developed a new 3D imaging method that reveals plant roots and…
Nearly 70 percent of France under water restrictions amid record heat
Nearly 70 percent of France is subject to water-use restrictions as drought conditions worsen amid successive heatwaves, the…
As Japan’s concrete jungles sizzle, urban forestry offers an all-natural fix
On another sweltering day in Tokyo last Sunday, some residents took to the streets to meticulously measure just…
Hydraulic traits govern opposing range shifts of montane trees under warming
Sayre, R. et al. A new high-resolution map of world mountains and an online tool for visualizing and…