New research at NAU looks at faster warming in the Arctic, and highlights concern about risks to the U.S. of a political ...

New research has demonstrated the powerful impacts the reintroduction of predators can have on an ecosystem. The presence of ...

Computer models reveal how human-driven climate change will dramatically overhaul critical nutrient cycles in the ocean. Researchers report evidence that marine nutrient cycles -- essential for ...

Understanding Permafrost and Its Global Distribution Permafrost, a layer of soil that remains frozen year-round, covers an impressive 24% of the Northern Hemisphere. It stretches across wide swaths of ...

Computer models reveal how human-driven climate change will dramatically overhaul critical nutrient cycles in the ocean. In ...

Ocean ecosystems play a critical role in carbon ... seagrasses and other forms of sea life interact sheds light on Earth’s carbon cycle. Carbon, a chemical element, is found in all organic ...