Satellite Archaeology
Satellite images are helping scientists measure the influence of an ancient Mexican civilization.
Microbial Roundup
Futuristic silver nanoparticle washing machines may disinfect your laundry, but they're also harmful to the environment.
Podcast
YEAR OF THE FROG - Special Extended Podcast: Zoos and aquariums tackle the amphibian extinction crisis, an amphibian missing link is found, toad tongues and frog claws, and more.
Podcast
CO2's dangerous overlooked cousin, the origins of the southern hemisphere, why magnetic credit cards don't stick to the fridge and why so many white cats are deaf.
Gondwana Breakup
A new explanation for how the ancient supercontinent of Gondwana broke into the continents of the southern hemisphere.
Nitrogen Pollution
Human-produced nitrogen may pose as large an environmental risk as carbon emissions.
Loud Mammal Roundup
North American right whales are on the brink of extinction. Could a new whale detection system save them?
Podcast
EVOLUTION & EPIGENETICS: Lizards evolve new structures in record time, geographic gene expression in Moroccan Berbers, Tyrannosaurus rex protein confirms genetic link between dinosaurs and birds. Also: Assessing the health of the oceans.
Ocean Oxygen
Oxygen-deprived areas of tropical oceans are expanding due to global warming.
Lizard Evolution
Lizards introduced to a new island undergo extremely rapid evolution.
Beetle Roundup
An innocuous-looking beetle may have been partially responsible for the formation of the vast Chihuahuan desert in Mexico.
Podcast
Conservation Update: A species map for Madagascar, captive tigers could revitalize wild populations, beetles that make deserts and cooling it with trees.
Madagascar Map
Scientists have produced an incredibly detailed species map of Madagascar to target prime areas for conservation.
Most Powerful Laser
The world's most powerful laser can create miniature stars right in the laboratory.
Tree Roundup
Planting fast-growing trees in southern latitudes could help stall global warming, but they're no panacea.
Radiation Protection
Scientists are taking lessons from tumor cells to fight the damaging effects of radiation and chemotherapy.
Bacteria Climate Roundup
The Kalahari desert is not as lifeless as you might think.
Hydrogen Fuel Roundup
Scientists are experimenting with algae that could produce hydrogen fuel.
Microcrystal Roundup
Tiny microcrystals can tell us about the geological history of continents, and they also affect the health of the planet.
Podcast
ENERGY NEWS: Electricity from bacteria, people power, thermoelectricity and what the sun is made of.
Encyclopedia of Life
A new, comprehensive repository of scientific information for all life on earth comes to the web.
Root Navigation
Researchers discover just how plant roots find their way around obstacles to get to nutrients and water.