That leaves a big question: Is the nation prepared to adapt to the consequences? For many years, federally funded scientists have been developing solutions to help reduce the harm climate change is ...

From the column: "Research is informing the management of walleye, moose, wild rice, and many other species so future ...

Picture a New Yorker-style cartoon of a caveman with a briefcase and fedora. According to evolutionary psychology, we moderns are walking Paleolithic hominins. The cognitive skills that helped us live ...

Developing countries—led by the Least Developed Countries group—are calling for a tripling of international adaptation ...

It’s no secret that warming temperatures, wildfires and flash floods are increasingly affecting lives across the United States. With the U.S. government now planning to ramp up fossil fuel use, the ...

Obesity has long been portrayed as a matter of willpower, with popular culture reinforcing the idea that weight loss is simply a personal choice. Yet scientific evidence shows that obesity is a ...

At the forefront of South Africa’s agenda is the US$1.3 trillion climate finance commitment made by developed nations to the ...

The Alaska Climate Adaptation Science Center is so far spared from closures coming to a third of such climate science centers across the country, as first reported by The Washington Post. In other ...

A regional climate research center based in Amherst could close next month because the Trump administration froze its funding and is limiting what work researchers are allowed to do. The freeze comes ...

Arctic giants, bowhead whales, possess incredible adaptations for survival in freezing, ice-covered waters. Their massive size, thick blubber, and unique bow-shaped skulls allow them to break ice and ...