Ecology

Biology paired with machines turns carbon dioxide back into fuel or other useful molecules

The Deep Space Climate Observatory satellite will provide a much-needed perspective on our home planet

How will climate change impact the source of much of California's water?

Researchers link volcanoes, tides and climate change

Editor's Note: This is a guest post from Will Sierzchula, a researcher who analyzes factors which influence the development and adoption of alternative fuel vehicles.

Emissions of carbon dioxide are changing the climate and natural factors like clouds may not help

Nepal has a lofty goal: The country wants to have at least 250 Bengal tigers (Panthera tigris tigris) within its borders by the year 2022. They've already made pretty amazing progress, growing the population from 121 in 2009 to 198 in 2013.

Editor’s Note: Kelly Izlar is a Guest Contributor to Food Matters Darth Vader. Lex Luther. Tuta Absoluta. Megatronus Prime. Which of these is not like the other?

Farmers testify that certain crop diseases like wheat rust seem to spread much farther and faster after a rainstorm. Researchers had various ideas on why this might be the case.

Quadcopters appear to be a relatively benign tool to study the behavior and numbers of wetland birds. Christopher Intagliata reports

Florida wildlife officials are recruiting the general public for "python patrols" that teach them how to identify and even capture some of the hissing, snapping reptiles

It's not easy to get a glimpse of the critically endangered Saharan cheetah (Acinonyx jubatus hecki), the rarest of the six cheetah subspecies.