Ecology

Combating chemical poison aflatoxin hinges on boosting fungal growth on African crops

Americans dump 10 percent of the paint they purchase, which could be recycled

"Tiburones," on the Discovery Channel in early July, highlights growing U.S.–Cuban ocean science partnerships

Male nightingales use singing virtuosity to signal prospective mates that they will be the most doting dads. Sabrina Imbler reports

Despite the work of conservationists, poaching and habitat destruction are still major problems in North Sumatra

Marine scientist Don Boesch on the fight to restore ecosystems damaged by the Deepwater Horizon disaster

The Democratic Republic of the Congo needs aggressive protections against foreign investors who want to turn the second-largest forest stock on Earth into farmland

The Western Canadian province of Saskatchewan said on Sunday it was evacuating an additional 8,000 people from the far north of the province, as wildfires continue to spread and threaten homes.

Each plant takes five gallons of water a day from legal and illegal water diversions

Wisconsin Governor Scott Walker on Wednesday signed a bill into law that bans the manufacturing and sale of personal care products containing tiny plastic beads that are known to pollute waterways

Researchers have begun to catalogue how soil microbes are changing the world

And certain wells use far more water than others, a possible threat in dry regions