Ecology

Glacial archaeologists scramble to save long-preserved specimens thawing out of vanishing ice before they are lost forever

El Paso school kids with higher exposure to air pollution had worse grades

Scientists lower methane emissions from growing the staple crop

Scientists push for better use of satellites to monitor shifts in biodiversity

Attempts to artificially inseminate the last female Yangtze giant softshell turtle have failed—but researchers have learned enough to try again

Montana–based Sunburst Sensors will help scientists monitor rise in ocean acidity more widely and precisely

The latest in ProPublica's “Killing the Colorado” series looks at how, despite decades of accepted science, California and Arizona still miscount their water supplies

A large drop in fish mercury levels suggests that U.S. efforts to clean up coal are working

Recent research has shown that trees clean the air, and our feelings

Marine life seems to create a reflective sunshade above the Southern Ocean

Researchers call for the creation of a new field of medicine to deal with climate change impact

The nascent field of sensor journalism helps citizen scientists and journalists fill in the data gaps in environmental monitoring networks