Typically, as the days get colder and shorter during autumn, leaves are exposed to less sunlight. This slows down the ...

Despite myriad benefits to proactively address the consequences of climate change, society remains focused on expensive ...

But even if global efforts to cut emissions were redoubled, the world is still in for a lot of costly effects from climate ...

A new paper that built upon prior research efforts in the Environmental Studies Department shows that grassland communities ...

Consider this New England's famous fall foliage could change in the years to come. There's threats on all sides to what we consider beautiful New England forests. Foliage expert Jim Salge explains, ...

During the summer, leaves appear green because the predominant pigment of photosynthesis, called chlorophyll, reflects green ...

Moving the clocks forward an hour during the summer, when daylight is naturally longer, was first widely instituted globally ...

The wind whips against your face when you soar above the Swiss Alps. The ground falls away when you’re gliding over jagged ...

Two recent UN reports support the claims of the Indigenous Sámi peoples that Finland is denying their human rights.

As temperatures rise, particularly in alpine regions, lakes are feeling the heat. Research published today in the journal Science, led by researchers at the Carnegie Institution for Science, indicates ...

Though the climate affects everyone, younger generations are making major life decisions based on what's next.

Warmer nights and a lingering drought in our region are among the climate change impacts on fall foliage and the change in ...