Stories by David Biello

When the air is thick with pollution, "sick building" complaints become more common

The American Geophysical Union says massive reductions in greenhouse gases will be needed—and scientists should speak up about it

Researchers hope the effort will speed up the discovery of many diseases's genetic roots

From liquid coal to biofuels, military and commercial aviators are searching for domestically sourced, cost-effective and clean alternatives to petroleum-derived jet fuel

Without large grazing herbivores to eat them, acacia trees suffer because of a shift in the ant populations they house

Midwestern farms prove switchgrass could be the right crop for producing ethanol to replace gasoline

A "clean coal" power plant is set to be built in Illinois in 2009; if it works, it could help avoid catastrophic global warming

Microbes can convert oil into methane and scientists may have figured out how to harness the process

By analyzing earthquakes when and where they strike, a computerized system could save lives

Analysis of common patterns of genetic variation reveals that humans have been evolving faster in recent history

The more robust a given population of fish, the more money fishers can hook

By marrying a woman 15 years younger, preindustrial Sami men maximized their surviving offspring

The regional effects range from more wildfires in the west to stronger storms in the east.

Small quantities of toxic hydrogen sulfide in the air lengthen life in a nematode by 70 percent

Chemical signatures in sewage may reveal the truth about drug use

An unmodified Czechoslovakian jet flew burning nothing but cooking oil

Loss of habitat and climate change are pushing 178 species toward extinction in the continental U.S.