Genetics

A flurry of intense and wild swings in climate conditions may have fueled the largest mass extinction in Earth’s history. […]

Long dry spells can give a lethal fungal disease a lift. While California droughts can temporarily keep cases of valley

One of the widest hurricanes on record slammed into Florida’s Gulf Coast on September 26 as a powerful Category 4

Fiddling with the dimmer switch might help some indoor farmers curb one of their biggest challenges: soaring electricity costs. Growing

One of the world’s richest biodiversity hot spots is Peru’s Madre de Dios, a region of the Amazon nestled at

Dust pollution is known to contribute to asthma and heart and lung disease. But dust blowing from Utah’s Great Salt

In 2023, a new type of apple made its commercial debut at a trade show in Berlin. The tutti is

For billions of years, the continents have moved across the Earth’s surface like tectonic vessels, but they have not survived

Extreme Climate Survey Scientific news is collecting questions from readers about how to navigate our planet’s changing climate. What do

When strained by earthquakes, underground networks of quartz veins can generate enough tension to leach gold from passing fluids, researchers