"The breakdown products from this reaction can then be used by other microbes to create high-value compounds such as bioplastics."

The messaging might have held practical value in an ideal world but, here, it presents an illusion of choice that doesn't quite exist.

"We discovered this phenomenon by examining the similarity in ocean surface temperature from one year to the next as a simple metric for ocean memory."

The temperature is a more meaningful way to understand the complexity of climate change, and when our cities will become uninhabitable.

The researchers warned that every rising degree of temperature would result in "exponential, not linear, losses in labor productivity.”

The research recommends investing in 50 coral reef conservation projects that have the “strongest potential to succeed.”

New Delhi ranks second on this list, suggesting that half the world population vulnerable to life-threatening heat is based in India.

Some of the "initial tree ‘wannabes’" looked like large stalks of celery, shooting 32 feet into the sky -- reminiscent of “Jack and the Beanstalk.”

Instead of inducing feelings of doom and inaction, deadline-messaging made people more inclined to support action to tackle climate change.

Ingestion of plastic can severely impact the health of marine animals, and includes exposing them to cancer risk.

It’s important to plant the “right species in the right places in the right mix and right manner” to avoid ecological imbalance, experts say.

The invisibility of climate change is best countered through cinema that allows people to “see” the impact of environmental devastation.

"Melting will not only lead to the loss of those ancient, archived microbes and viruses, but also release them to the environments in the future," researchers say.

These findings show how different organisms and their mating patterns change as the Earth gets progressively warmer.

Microbes regulate the Earth's temperature by consuming methane and stopping it from escaping into the open air.

"If we lost archives such as this one, we would lose the memory of how humankind has altered the atmosphere."

The mountain ranges could lose up to two-thirds of their ice by 2100 -- affecting agriculture, access to drinking water, and infrastructure.

The oldest recorded warfare in the stone age took the form of sporadic violence -- exacerbated by environmental changes.