What is the largest organism? Until a few years ago, Oregon's "humongous fungus" was considered the world's largest organism.

Summer-only warming experiments underestimate climate change effects on plants compared to year-round temperature increases.

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Diving deeper, we explore some of the world's desert regions and highlight what we consider to be some of the most breathtaking landscapes.

In the chilly waters of the North Atlantic, it's not uncommon to see icebergs floating by. But floating serenely amid the ...

In this issue of our environmental newsletter, we get some tips for making your garden a haven not just for humans, but ...

1 Introduction. Antarctic krill, Euphausia superba (hereafter “krill”), is an essential species in the Southern Ocean. As one of the most abundant species on Earth (Atkinson et al., 2009), krill ...

Emperor penguins in Antarctica face a severe population decline. Satellite images reveal a 22% drop in numbers between 2009 and 2024 in a key region. This decline is faster than earlier projections.

Satellite images show emperor penguins suffered breeding failure 01:32. Emperor penguin populations in Antarctica may be declining faster than the most pessimistic predictions, scientists said ...

Life in Antarctica during mid-winter is defined by its absence of daylight.As the Australian Antarctic Program describes it: "For a few weeks each year the sun fails to rise on the world's most ...

Antarctica's emperor penguin population may be decreasing faster than thought, and they are expected to be extinct by the end of the century, according to the British Antarctic Survey. Computer ...

Dr. Fretwell and colleagues have published their latest work in the journal Nature Communications: Earth & Environment.. Experts explain how a rapidly warming climate poses a particular challenge for ...