Nature
A new study has frozen bacteria extremely fast to gain a true-to-nature image of the internal and external structure.
Researchers at Yale University have isolated the brain circuitry that coordinates predatory hunting, according to a study in the January 12 issue of Cell.
Save the Caribou, Save the Planet?
Could managing the grazing habits of a northern species help cool the planet?
Most passengers have no idea how bad air travel is for the environment.
How to Talk to Your Dog – According to Science
New research confirms puppies respond better when we talk to them in a certain way.
Pre-European human populations of the Amazon Basin may have affected our understanding of the forest's structure and composition, and thus our calculations of its impact on carbon dioxide remediation.
Retroviruses - the family of viruses that includes HIV - are almost half a billion years old, according to new research by scientists at Oxford University.
Through warming effects, methane and other gases impact rising seas long after leaving the atmosphere.
Expected to split off in the next few months, the iceberg will be one of the 10 largest ever recorded.
An international research team has discovered two phytoplankton groups - unlike any known species - in climate-sensitive areas around the world.
Ocean Acidification could have a significant influence on shifting the distribution of marine animals in response to climate warming.
Chemicals in ubiquitous Mediterranean plants hold key to delaying aging diseases, like Alzheimer's and Dementia.
Hummingbird Brains are Uniquely Wired to Process Motion
As if hummingbirds weren’t fascinating enough.
The animal kingdom is brutal.
That Christmas Tree Smell Just Got a Lot More Interesting
Visible progress in the quest to produce bioplastics from renewable resources.
One of the world's largest ocean circulation systems may not be as stable as today's weather models predict, according to a new study.
A controversial paper published two years ago that concluded there was no detectable slowdown in ocean warming over the previous 15 years has now been confirmed using independent data.
"We won't meet the climate warming goals set by the Paris Agreement unless we speed up the spread of clean technology by a full order of magnitude."
Scientists have found that extreme precipitation events in California should become more frequent as the Earth's climate warms over this century.
Scientists are exploring undersea volcanoes, monitoring coastal erosion along hard-to-reach shorelines, and studying the movement of sea ice – all in real time.
Research challenges prevalent views that brain enlargement and dental reduction co-evolved.