Although honey bees have the ability to regulate hive temperatures, new research published in Ecological and Evolutionary Physiology shows that extreme summer heat can overwhelm these critical pollinators' cooling systems, leading to significant colony population declines.
El Niño and La Niña Make Water Extremes Move in Sync
Water extremes such as droughts and floods have a huge impact on communities, ecosystems, and economies.
Fish Farming Least Harmful in Northern Norway
A study of the environmental conditions around fish farms reveals a surprising trend.
How Wheat Fends Off Fungi
Cereals have natural resistance to pathogenic fungi, but powdery mildew, for example, can overcome this resistance.
Digital Twins in the Arctic: How Svalbard is Becoming a Living Lab for Marine Restoration
A new tool is helping researchers simulate erosion and climate change, turning data into action.
Scientists Create a System for Tracking Underwater Blackouts
Clouds, smoke and fog may darken the skies, but sediment, algae blooms and organic matter can turn day into night on the seafloor.
Minimising the Impact of Melting Glaciers
They have been described as the water towers of the world, and with good reason.
Farm-to-Table via Supercomputer
Picture a Northern California vineyard, rows of grapevines bathed in morning fog, workers hand-thinning vines, exposing them to sunlight, and the slow rhythm of the seasons guiding each harvest.
What Past Global Warming Reveals About Future Rainfall
"Proxies" in geologic record show rainfall was more intense, but less regular during the Paleogene.
Ocean Temperatures Reached Another Record High in 2025
A new international analysis published in Advances in Atmospheric Sciences on 9 January finds that the Earth's ocean stored more heat in 2025 than in any year since modern measurements began.