The fact that ecosystems change is nothing new. What is new, however, is the speed and scale at which new species communities are emerging as a result of climate change. Processes that once unfolded ...

Along temperate coasts, the effects of climate change—including sea-level rise, erosion, and more frequent and stronger ...

When most people think about climate change, images of melting ice caps or rising sea levels come to mind. However, the reality is far more intricate and urgent. The effects of climate change, such as ...

Yale SOM’s Stefano Giglio explains how the two environmental threats can amplify each other—and why understanding those ...

Humans can’t ignore the natural world. We rely on ecosystems—diverse and interconnected communities of living things and the environments they inhabit—for our food, livelihoods, and shelter. Even if ...

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When a drought turns into an urban water crisis, a city's first step is often to limit lawn watering and launch a campaign to encourage everyone to conserve. It might raise water-use rates or offer ...

Museum directors and conservators describe taking increasingly proactive measures to protect artwork from the effects of ...

When a drought turns into an urban water crisis, a city’s first step is often to limit lawn watering and launch a campaign to encourage everyone to conserve. It might raise water-use rates or offer ...

Imagine replanting various native species only to have them die because the area is too hot or too dry. Or reconnecting woodland habitat only to lose large tracts to bushfire. Well, our new research ...