Biodiversity

Excessive handling of sharks, including riding, worries scientists and scuba-diving businesses

Despite decades of research decoding the influenza virus—and great advances in treating and vaccinating against the disease—this infectious pathogen continues both to surprise and confound us

A researcher describes how his mathematical model based on heat diffusion reveals the critical role played by large animals in dispersing nutrients

An environment examination from Science Buddies

New research shows freshwater organisms fared better than others after the most recent extinction event

A glimpse of future ocean chemistry shows how it transforms entire ecosystems

Agricultural chemicals affect invertebrates in streams and soil, even at "safe" levels

An overzealous effort at protecting consumer from foodborne illness in California may be having unforeseen consequences on biodiversity, sustainability

Books and recommendations from Scientific American

Dinosaurs — or at least their ancestors — may have gotten an earlier start than once believed

A proposed ban of pesticides called neonicotinoids is gathering scientific support as some experts are calling for more field studies. The goal is to reverse massive honeybee hive die-offs, which also afflict U.S. farming

A dating technique has pinned down four volcanic eruptions that may have triggered the extinction event that cleared the way for dinosaurs to dominate Earth for the next 135 million years