EnvironmentAugust 26, 2015
Seaweed Bodyguards Coral against Bullying Sea Stars
Crown-of-thorns sea stars are an "underwater swarm of locusts" that devour coral—unless the coral is protected by a layer of seaweed. Christopher Intagliata reports
Ecology
EnvironmentAugust 21, 2015
The Cuckoo Reason Why These Bumblebees May Go Extinct
It’s called co-extinction and it’s coming for some poorly understood species
The Young American Scientists Issue—Read Now
EnvironmentAugust 20, 2015
Poop Could Help Save Rare Tree Kangaroo from Extinction
Tiny Lumholtz’s tree kangaroos are inexplicably dying in Queensland, Australia
EnvironmentAugust 20, 2015
Mississippi River Mouth Must Be Abandoned to Save New Orleans from Next Hurricane Katrina
Three nationwide design teams reveal realistic plans to massively rebuild the disintegrating delta
EnvironmentAugust 19, 2015
Methane-Eating Microbes May Mitigate Arctic Emissions
A newly discovered strain of bacteria found in Arctic permafrost harvests methane from the air—meaning it could help mitigate the effects of warming. Christopher Intagliata reports
EnvironmentAugust 19, 2015
Policing Seafood with DNA
A federal task force should look seriously at investing in genomic methods that allow the simultaneous study of multiple genes
EnvironmentAugust 18, 2015
EPA Moves to Cut Methane Leaks from Oil and Gas
EPA is proposing new regulations for new oil wells and natural gas infrastructure
EnvironmentAugust 18, 2015
How Much Will Antarctica and Greenland Ice Raise Seas?
Calculating sea level rise from climate change Is a quirky, complex task
EnvironmentAugust 14, 2015
Invertebrates Are Forgotten Victims of "Sixth Extinction"
Some 95 percent of catalogued species in one family of Hawaiian land snails could already be extinct, and similar rates of invertebrate extinction could be happening around the world. Christopher Intagliata reports
EnvironmentAugust 13, 2015
Colorado Mine Spill Aftermath: How to Clean a River
The EPA is now scrambling to mitigate the mess it created when agency workers inadvertently unleashed a pool of wastewater from an abandoned gold mine
The SciencesAugust 13, 2015
Can Plants Help Slow Soil Erosion?
A rainy science project from Science Buddies
EnvironmentAugust 13, 2015
Melting Antarctic Glaciers Create Iron Hot Spots
Extra iron may help life in the ocean flourish