Wetlands across the globe are in danger of drowning from rising seas. But for decades, scientists held out hope that another aspect of climate change—rising carbon dioxide (CO2)—could trigger extra ...

Wetlands act as nature’s kidneys: They trap sediments, absorb excess nutrients and turn pollutants into less harmful substances. Now, the list of pollutants wetland plants can remove includes per- and ...

The rates of today’s sea-level rise mean portions of coastal wetland ecosystems will be lost to the ocean in the years and decades to come at a tempo never seen before. Wetlands have flourished along ...

Students work to pull weeds and plant native plants at KU's Potter Lake on Friday, May 30, 2025. A University of Kansas instructor and her class spent Friday morning planting native wetland vegetation ...

SAN DIEGO COUNTY, Calif. — Carbon dioxide is a greenhouse gas and without a way to filter it out of the atmosphere, the Earth's temperature will continue to rise. Through the Coastal Plant Restoration ...

PHOENIX — A rare plant that depends on wetlands for survival is now on the federal endangered species list, a designation that environmentalists say will boost efforts to protect the last free-flowing ...

STARKVILLE, Miss.—A new textbook by a Mississippi State University professor of biological sciences highlights the impending encroachment of human activities on wetlands and how aquatic plant life ...

Tucked into the Oregon City campus of Clackamas Community College are five acres of wetland. “Wetlands, they're just beautiful places,” said Gail Shaloum of Clackamas Water Environment Services. “They ...

Biodiversity in wetlands is threatened by habitat loss and fragmentation, of which agricultural activities often are a cause. Dispersal of plant seeds via wind and ditches (water) may contribute to ...

Invasive plants in coastal wetlands of the Great Lakes are degrading wetland habitat, decreasing biodiversity, and reducing ecosystem services. Our objective is to refine and integrate process-based ...

From reproductive rights to climate change to Big Tech, The Independent is on the ground when the story is developing. Whether it's investigating the financials of Elon Musk's pro-Trump PAC or ...