Stories by Niina Heikkinen

Researchers see a breakthrough in changing the composition of plant cell walls

Over the past nearly two centuries, Finland's average temperatures have increased by more than 2 degrees Celsius

The record in trees suggests this drought is the worst to hit the Golden State in as much as 1,200 years

Researchers wired Madison, Wisc., to get a better grasp of the urban heat island effect

Scientists prepare an inexpensive, accurate tool to track greenhouse gas concentrations

Family planning could help reduce the pressure human population puts on the planet, but not for decades

A more heat- and alcohol-tolerant yeast could transform fermentation and biofuels

A Bahamanian lizard has shown the ability to adapt to higher temperatures

Citizen science is the key to gathering data that shows how global warming is affecting animals like birds

The Atlantic and Southern oceans may be responsible for the slowdown in the acceleration of global warming—but not for long

Scientists hunting for the next big thing in biofuels find 49 candidate plants

Declining wildlife populations has exacerbated child slavery in Ghana, Somali piracy and the illegal ivory trade