
Big Trees First to Die in Severe Droughts
Large trees like sequoias and redwoods suffer most when its dry

Big Trees First to Die in Severe Droughts
Large trees like sequoias and redwoods suffer most when its dry

Scientists Fast-Track the Evolution of the Great Barrier Reef's Corals
At a brand-new facility, biologists manually breed supercorals capable of living in increasingly inhospitable waters


Beautiful "Mustached" Bird, Lost for 60 Years, Photographed for First Time
The Guadalcanal moustached kingfisher has not been seen since 1953

Science of the People, by the People and for the People
From the White House to your house, federal agencies support citizen science

MacArthur Genius Grant Winner Makes Waste a Resource
Environmental engineer Kartik Chandran of Columbia University won a MacArthur Fellowship for his work on extracting nutrients and energy from wastewater and sewage

Antinuclear Austria Should Lead the Way on Nuclear Power
Though constitutionally outlawed, atomic energy is ripe for development in the central European country

A Puma Hunter Is Enlisted to Track Down and Help Save Florida Panthers [Excerpt]
Conservationists found an unlikely ally in an expert wildlife tracker who previously brought mountain lions to the verge of extinction

BPA Linked to Low Birth Weights in Baby Girls
Pregnant women with high levels of BPA in their blood during their first trimester were more likely to have baby girls with low birth weights

Pope Says Science Can Solve "Serious Problems Besetting Mankind"
Calls on world leaders to respect the "right of the environment"

Rising Seas and Pounding Waves Will Threaten 3 Common Pacific Seabirds
New research finds that island bird nests will be hit hard by climate change

China to Launch Nationwide Scheme to Cut Global Warming Pollution
Xi Jinping will announce a new cap-and-trade plan to combat climate change

New Bid to Cut Natural Gas Pollution Falls Short
Existing sources of methane emissions from the oil and gas sector must be addressed in order to effectively solve the problem