Stories by David Biello

Changes in the sun's output of various wavelengths of light have been warming the planet recently, contradicting scientists' computer models of the solar cycle

Three chemists will share the award for developing chemical reactions that enable the building of complex organic compounds with wide applications in medicine, industry and agriculture

Wind farms can change surface air temperatures in their vicinity

In the absence of sex, how are bacteria able to adapt so fast to changing conditions? Gene transfer

The evolutionary biologist and lead singer for the punk rock band Bad Religion explains why there are no good songs about science and how evolution can be a guide to life

Introducing female cougars from Texas has helped the Florida big cats rebound

Various efforts are underway to find a cheap, efficient and scalable way to recycle the greenhouse gas carbon dioxide back into the hydrocarbons that fuel civilization

A new report argues that the world has plenty of uranium but needs to make wise choices about what to do with it once its been depleted in a nuclear reactor

In the hydrocarbon buffet provided by the Deepwater Horizon disaster in the Gulf of Mexico, microbes chose to rapidly eat light gases first

Early childhood nutrition may play a role in determining the stature and masculinity of young men, suggests a study that began in 1983

All the world's power plants, vehicles and factories that presently exist may not emit enough carbon dioxide to cause catastrophic climate change

In the carbon market, a good deal for the environment needs to also be a good deal for the bottom line. Vouching for the environmental credibility isn't easy: Who verifies the verifiers? The third in a three-part series

In the carbon market a good deal for the environment needs to also be a good deal for the bottom line. Vouching for the environmental credibility isn't easy: Who verifies the verifiers? The second in a three-part series

What does it take to trade in a commodity that cannot be seen or touched--and isn't even a commodity in the U.S.? The first in a three-part series

Attempt to resolve toxicity issue of oil dispersants muddies the water

A better way to compile and review climate science starts with making sure the organization charged with it has an adequate and accountable full-time staff