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Scientists at the University of California, Irvine have discovered that climate change is causing nitrous oxide, a potent ...

New research shows that even healthy tropical peat forests can release more warming gases due to water level changes and ...

The Gazette offers audio versions of articles using Instaread. Some words may be mispronounced. IOWA CITY — Iowa City’s Climate Action and Outreach department works with all departments within the ...

Year after year, the same 15 million acres across Illinois, Iowa, Minnesota and Wisconsin are planted with corn. Each August, the fibrous green leaves in those fields reach eye level. And each ...

For almost two centuries, greenhouse gas emissions have climbed steadily as humans have burned increasing amounts of oil, gas and coal. Now, climate scientists believe those emissions may finally be ...

Farmers apply nitrogen fertilizers to crops to boost yields, feeding more people and livestock. But when there's more fertilizer than the crop can take up, some of the excess can be converted into ...

Global climate change, or the extent to which human activities are contributing to global climate change, is currently the most discussed and contentious issue in the environmental arena. Regardless ...

From desert soils to date palms, Prof. Ilya Gelfand tracks the gases shaping our climate, and asks why no one was looking before.

Connecticut is already feeling the effects of climate change in the form of rising sea levels, more frequent heat waves and ...