Stories by David Biello

Experiments show that microscopic ocean plants and animals--the base of the food chain--will be impacted

A new facility aims to test the market for recycled oil

Ozone reacts with compounds in skin oils, resulting in some potentially irritating chemicals

The breathable air we enjoy today originated from tiny organisms, although the details remain lost in geologic time

And it's not just the U.S.: Canada and Brazil have a preponderance of the drug powder on their bills, too

A new study using satellite data suggests the region is using more groundwater than is being replenished by rainfall

Buckyballs and other nano carbon particles seem to be fine when served as baby food to fruit fly larvae, but some kinds are deadly to the adults when the flies are coated with the infinitesimal stuff

Turning the sun's heat into electricity--by concentrating it with thousands of mirrors onto a tower

Also: ants: "I'm not dead yet," a lower high-water mark, working on the railroad, and temptation zone

Extracting carbon dioxide from power plant exhaust and storing it underground may be the only hope to avoid a climate change catastrophe caused by burning fossil fuels

Despite an abundance of plans and applications, new nuclear reactors outside of Asia are few and far between, which puts nuclear's contribution to fighting greenhouse gas emissions at risk