Environmental
Termites play an important role in the ecosystem as decomposers and facilitate nutrient cycling, enhance soil moisture and affect nutrients
New technique turns smartphones, thumb drives, and other electronics into "your own personal radiation detector"
Genetic evidence shows bacteria on the International Space Station are adapting to survive, not to harm
New technology offers unprecedented look at life beneath sea ice in an important ocean region
Accurately predicting fracture mechanics can help industry optimize pumping, fracturing-fluid viscosity, and other parameters
Historical cooling periods are still playing out in the deep Pacific
New publications discuss snowpack changes and their implications in the Great Basin
Montana State University-led expedition kicks off in a lake far beneath the surface of the Antarctic ice sheet
A significant new study shows that cannabis potency has doubled across Europe in the past 11 years
A group of scientists has issued a "call to action" to use big data to tackle longstanding questions about plant diversity
This could be especially important for understanding the species, since relatively little is known about their social behavior
