On March 22 at 11 a.m., EDT, the National Science Foundation (NSF) and the U.S. Departments of Energy and Agriculture hold a webcast announcing the launch of a…
A new approach to desalination being developed by researchers at MIT and in Korea could lead to small, portable desalination units that could be powered by…
A proposal under debate in the U.S. Congress to ban the export of electronics waste would likely make a growing global environmental problem even worse, say…
“It appears that prescribed burns can be an important piece of a climate change strategy,” says Christine Wiedinmyer, a scientist with the National Center for…
The first-ever research program of its kind has so far: – Found rapid increases in tree growth in the forest around the Smithsonian's Environmental Research…
The International Union for the Conservation of Nature (IUCN) today formally announced the reclassification of beluga sturgeon in the Caspian Sea as…
The use of prescribed burns to manage western forests may help the United States reduce its carbon footprint.Results of a new study find that such burns, often…
“Mercury levels in this part of the river have never been studied before,” says biology professor Linda Campbell. “Now we know the sources of the problem and…
In the 1930s, soil used as ballast to weigh down cargo ships from South America to Mobile, Alabama introduced the red imported fire ant to the southern United…
The countries, part of the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species (CITES), are gathering to decide, among other proposals, whether to grant…
A group of Argentine scientists, including health experts from the Wildlife Conservation Society, have announced that yellow fever is the culprit in a…
A study on the past extinction of large mammals in India by the Wildlife Conservation Society, Duke University, and other groups has found that country's…
Polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) are components of petroleum products such as gasoline, coal, and oil. They are also produced as by-products of the…
At the end of the Pleistocene (10,000 years ago), the increase in temperatures brought an end to the alpine marmot (Marmota marmota) in the Pyrenees, but…
In a comprehensive study in this week's issue of the journal Science, conducted by researchers at the Russian Academy of Sciences, the University of Alaska,…
“Coyotes, raccoons and several other wildlife species can be very adaptable. These animals can flourish in urban parks and green spaces, including areas such…
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