Environmental
The dust that coats much of the surface of Mars originates largely from a single thousand-kilometer-long geological formation
The concrete and asphalt that make city summers brutally hot might not be a bad thing during winter's deep freeze
For the first time, scientists have shown that human influences significantly impact the size of the seasonal cycle of temperature in the lowest layer of the atmosphere
Once-hidden North American mounds could reveal valuable information about pre-contact Native Americans
Scientists have identified 22 key research questions surrounding the risks associated with chemicals in the environment in Europe
The US National Park Service has raised concerns over high levels of ozone and poor visibility in national parks, which receive more than 300 million visitors each year
Ecosystem resilience and human well-being is a key topic of an ecological sciences conference
Rice University researcher helped find oxygen evidence of atmospheric production
Researchers at Los Alamos National Laboratory and partner institutions provided the first published report of algae using raw plants as a carbon energy source
Next step could be "nitrogen-fixing" plants that can do the same, reducing the need for fertilizer
