In recent years, the field of microbiome research has grown rapidly, providing newfound knowledge — and newfound questions — about the microbes that inhabit human … Read more
Capturing carbon dioxide and turning it into commercial products, such as fuels or construction materials, could become a new global industry, according to a study … Read more
How do you store renewable energy so it’s there when you need it, even when the sun isn’t shining or the wind isn’t blowing? Giant … Read more
In a warmer world, plants could consume more water than they currently do, leaving less for human consumption and activities, according to a new study … Read more
A new NASA study shows that over the last 20 years, the atmosphere above the Amazon rainforest has been drying out, increasing the demand for … Read more
While the conservation of charismatic creatures like pandas, elephants and snow leopards are important in their own right, there may be no better ecological bang-for-our-buck … Read more
When the temperature drops below freezing, snow and ice are expected to follow. That is not always the case in Antarctica, where for the first … Read more
A new study by researchers at the Virginia Institute of Marine Science warns that blue catfish–an invasive species in several Chesapeake Bay tributaries–tolerate salinities higher … Read more
Cutting down trees inevitably leads to more carbon in the environment, but deforestation’s contributions to climate change are vastly overestimated, according to a new study. … Read more
Satellites now play a key role in monitoring carbon levels in the oceans, but we are only just beginning to understand their full potential. Our … Read more
Wastewater recycling offers a variety of environmental benefits but also a big challenge: antibiotic-resistant genes that can lead to super bugs we don’t have medicine … Read more
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