A type of scallop expels water and waste through a sort of cough that could reveal clues about water quality.
A type of scallop expels water and waste through a sort of cough that could reveal clues about water quality.
Using satellite data, researchers calculate that mountain pine beetle infestations raise summertime temperatures in British Columbia’s pine forests by 1 degree Celsius.
The World Meteorological Organization finds that the atmospheric gases behind climate change reached a new record high in 2011.
Decades can pass between the discovery of a new animal or plant and its official debut in the scientific literature.
An all-female species, distantly related to flatworms, steals all of genetic material it needs to diversify its genome.
Researchers at the University of Delaware use satellites to predict the course of raw sewage through the western Atlantic.
In the wake of Hurricane Sandy, New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg announces his support for President Barack Obama's reelection, citing concern over climate change.
Models of the impact of expected sea level rises on the nation’s capital forecast serious flooding and billions of dollars of damage in the coming decades.
Continued overfishing of forage fish such as sardines and herring can result in devastating ecological and economic outcomes.
Successive awakening of soil microbes drives a huge pulse of CO2 following the first rain after a dry summer.