Scientists must understand how nitrogen cycles through air, soil, and plants. A new study finds that plants will uptake nitrogen at different rates depending on environmental conditions, plant species, and the type of nitrogen oxide compound.

July is the hottest month of the year. How hot might it be in the future?

Based on observations from 1991-2020, much of the United States has its hottest day of the year by the end of July. Historically speaking, where is the warmest day likely still to come?

Earth had its warmest June on record, with ocean temperatures hotter than any month in the historic record.

The chance that El Niño will continue through the winter is greater than 90%. Our blogger will get you on El Niño's dance card.

June brought the country extreme heat and billion-dollar severe storms.

Coral Program Interns have been hard at work preparing for ‘Omics analyses that will help to better understand how the genetic structure of corals influences their resilience to environmental stressors.

The potential impacts of sea level rise are uncertain, and scientists don't always agree on the probability of particular sea-level events. A new study examines how to represent and communicate to decision makers.

When forecasters remove the observed trend from sea surface temperatures, the predicted heat wave area drops from 50 percent of the global ocean to 25 percent.

A much warmer than normal July is favored across the northern tier of the country, paired with boosted chances for a relatively dry July around the Great Lakes.