When an El Niño or its opposite, La Niña, forms in the future, it's likely to cause more intense impacts over many land regions

Ecosystem resilience and human well-being is a key topic of an ecological sciences conference

Tiny floating organisms play a role in removing carbon dioxide from oceans and the atmosphere

The team reported that sunlight changes oil into different compounds that dispersants cannot easily break up

Nitrogen from bedrock can result in side-by-side productive forests and barren acidic areas

New findings show need for better regulation of road salt, fertilizers, and other salty compounds

Researchers find that carbon starvation and hydraulic failure kill drought-stricken trees

The NSF Research Traineeship program awarded projects in high-priority, interdisciplinary research areas

However, adjusted for inflation, R&D budget authority remains below FY 2010 levels

Big companies dominate R&D employment, but small businesses devote a greater share of operations to R&D