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 ...

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 ...

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

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

Every protein in the body is encased in a water shell that directs protein structure, provides vital stability and steers ...

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 ...

A new study has revealed that small but mighty zooplankton—including copepods, krill, and salps—are key players in the ...

A team of zoologists, molecular engineers and pest control specialists at the Chinese Academy of Sciences, working with a ...

Scientists may have found a new way to detect some of the universe's most mysterious objects, primordial black holes (PBHs), ...

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