The biggest environmental problems for commercial plantation forestry in New Zealand's steep hill country are discharges of ...

When astronauts make the long journey to Mars in the not-so-distant future, communication with mission control will be ...

By examining squid skin cells three-dimensionally, a University of California, Irvine–led team has unveiled the structures ...

How often do you mow your lawn in winter? That may seem like an odd way to start a conversation about drought. But the answer ...

The totality of bacteria, viruses and fungi that exist in and on a multicellular organism forms its natural microbiome. The ...

The outcomes of a new study on the extent of future flooding caused by climate change along the Clyde Estuary could help ...

Parts of New Orleans and its surrounding wetlands are gradually sinking, and while most of the city remains stable, a new ...

In the outer reaches of our solar system, far beyond the orbit of Pluto, lies Sedna, one of the most mysterious objects ever ...

What methods can be used to identify subsurface oceans on the five largest moons of Uranus: Ariel, Umbriel, Titania and ...

A new study challenges recent claims about dramatic "greening" in Antarctica and how this conflicts with decades of ...

What was life like some 8,000–9,000 years ago for the people on the East Mound at Çatalhöyük, an important Neolithic ...