Ecology

A peer-reviewed study backs the White House’s claims for the health benefits of its plan to fight climate change

The timing of spring determines autumn's onset

Editor's Note: "The Richest Reef" follows members of a scientific dive team as they attempt to pinpoint the center of the most biologically diverse marine ecosystem in the world.

Recently the United Nations warned that the world could suffer a 40 percent shortfall in water by 2030 unless countries dramatically cut consumption.

Global warming changes how and when plants release pollen, a trigger for asthma

Oil and gas drilling in the Rockies and Great Plains may cause long-term harm to ecosystems

It's the time year for watery eyes and itchy noses, and if you're among the afflicted, you may be surprised to learn that decades of botanical sexism in urban landscapes have contributed to your woes.

It's almost barbeque season, which means that for many of us it's just about time to break out the mesquite. But mesquite isn't all that popular when it isn't providing a nice, smoky flavor to our burgers and chicken.

The new results from the nationally representative UT Energy Poll are out today, highlighting the way so many energy issues have become politicized.

Exposure to metformin, a first-line treatment for type-2 diabetes, feminizes male minnows and impacts fertility at levels common in wastewater effluent

The microscopic organisms bloomed in the wake of the Macondo well disaster

Last month, Senator Ted Cruz matter-of-factly told an interviewer that he just happened to glance at a four-decade-old article from Newsweek that very morning.