EnvironmentApril 25, 2014
Designer-Made Coral Reefs Could Survive Climate Change's Hot Seas
Biologists are directing the evolution of corals to prepare them to fight climate change
Stories by Amanda Mascarelli
October 24, 2013
Extra Gene Makes Mice Manic
A common mood-stabilizing drug, valproate, is found to control manic-like behavior induced in mice with an extra copy of a gene called SHANK3
October 1, 2012
Plants' Carbon-Sinking Capacity Is Much Lower Than Thought
A new long-term field study shows that plants grow less under elevated carbon conditions owing to limitations in soil nutrients--bad news as atmospheric CO2 increases
EnvironmentMay 21, 2012
Human Use of Water Found to Contribute to Sea-Level Rise
Extraction of groundwater for irrigation and home and industrial use turns out to be an important missing piece of the puzzle in estimates for past and current sea-level changes and for projections of future rises