Featured news
20 Feb 2026
Scientists reveal our best- and worst-case scenarios for a warming Antarctica
New study on the Antarctic Peninsula shows that the choices we make in the next decade will determine Antarctica’s fate for centuries
85 news posts in Climate change
Featured news
10 Feb 2026
Bison hunters abandoned long-used site 1,100 years ago to adapt to changing climate
As drought and rising organizational demands for larger hunting operations hit at the same time, ancient hunters adapted to severe droughts by shifting the way and where they hunted, study shows
Climate action
27 Nov 2025
Plastic pollution is worsened by warming climate and must be stemmed, researchers warn
Increased toxicity from plastic pollution in a warmer climate is highly likely to be affecting whole ecosystems, with potentially disproportionate impacts on apex predators such as orcas.
Frontiers news
15 Oct 2025
Frontiers and World Economic Forum unveil top technologies to accelerate global climate and planetary health solutions
The World Economic Forum and leading open science publisher Frontiers today launched the inaugural 10 Emerging Technology Solutions for Planetary Health report, a landmark publication spotlighting ten breakthrough innovations that could accelerate global efforts to tackle climate change, restore ecosystems, and build long-term resilience. These technologies offer scalable, science-based solutions to help society operate within planetary boundaries and foster a more sustainable relationship with Earth's systems.
Climate action
09 Sep 2025
Well-publicized polar geoengineering ideas will not help and could harm, warn experts
Five well-publicized polar geoengineering ideas are highly unlikely to help the polar regions and could harm ecosystems, communities, international relations, and our chances of reaching net zero by 2050.
Featured news
03 Jul 2025
Climate crisis could force wild vanilla plants and pollinating insects apart, threatening global supply
Researchers find that a reduced overlap of suitable habitats for vanilla plants and the insects that pollinate them could threaten the survival of wild vanilla
Frontiers news
24 Jun 2025
Shaping the future: World Economic Forum and Frontiers reveal Top 10 Emerging Technologies for 2025
Cutting-edge technologies addressing climate, healthcare, and digital authenticity are spotlighted in the report co-published by the World Economic Forum and Frontiers. Pooling the expertise of hundreds of leading scientists from around the world, the report identifies early-stage technologies with the potential to become fully developed and adopted within the next five years.
Frontiers news
22 Apr 2025
Powering climate action: Frontiers and the Frontiers Planet Prize push for adoption of open science solutions at San Francisco Climate Week
Frontiers and the Frontiers Research Foundation, in partnership with Swissnex, will host a high-impact event during San Francisco Climate Week titled “Achieving a Global Green Renaissance: Closing the Climate Implementation Gap with Breakthrough Research.” The event will bring together leading experts, innovators, and researchers to explore how open science and transformative research can accelerate solutions to the climate crisis. With a focus on addressing the gap between scientific advancements and real-world action, the event will provide a platform for shaping the future of planetary health research and sustainability.
Open science policy
18 Feb 2025
How to accelerate breakthrough scientific solutions to urgent planetary crises
In January 2025, I travelled to Davos to participate in the World Economic Forum (WEF) annual meeting as a result of the newly established partnership between Frontiers and the WEF. My message was simple: making science openly available to the world will accelerate solutions to the transition to zero carbon, clean economies, and fuel the innovation cycle at unprecedented speed.
Featured news
12 Feb 2025
500-year-old Transylvanian diaries show how the Little Ice Age completely changed life and death in the region
Tapping into ‘society’s archive’, researchers have examined written sources from the 16th century that chronicle famine, excessive flooding, and plagues in what today is Romania.
Climate action
27 Jan 2025
Empowering Amazonian communities: sustainable development through open science
The Amazon rainforest, often called the lungs of Earth, is a vast and intricate ecosystem. It hosts at least 10% of the world’s wildlife and is home to many indigenous peoples and local communities. This vast expanse of rainforest plays an important role in regulating the Earth's climate, sustaining the livelihoods of millions.
Frontiers updates
27 Jan 2025
Frontiers’ Climate Action boosts biodiversity preservation in Brazil
A ground-breaking sustainability project championed by leading open science publisher, Frontiers, has been designated a Pilot Science Mission for Sustainability at the International Science Council’s (ISC) Muscat Global Knowledge Dialogue today (27 January).
Featured news
06 Dec 2024
3D scans of giant hailstones reveal surprising discoveries that could help predict future storms
Scientists used CT scans to learn more about the anatomy of hailstones, information which could advance hail formation forecasting
Life sciences
10 Oct 2024
Hot dragonfly summer: species with darker wings have evolved to withstand heat and attract partners
Researchers found that male dragonflies with dark coloration on their wings have evolved to tolerate higher temperatures, possibly a decisive advantage in a warming world
Featured news
01 Oct 2024
Understanding regional climate change is essential for guiding effective climate adaptation policy, study finds
From intensified monsoons and storm tracks to polar precipitation shifts, a new synthesis of regional climate data emphasizes the need for climate adaptation policy based on the latest regional climate science.