A naturally occurring protein can break down chlorite, an industrial pollutant found in groundwater, drinking water, and soils, into harmless byproducts

The melting of the Cordilleran Ice Sheet likely caused about 20 feet of sea level rise and big changes in ocean temperature and circulation

A survey of urban households reveals how room layout and indoor lifestyle impacts the diversity of our tiniest roommates

Biologist expands pursuit of desert-dwelling microbes

Saptashati “Tania” Biswas is a postdoctoral research scientist at the National Center for Water Quality Research, which is based at Heidelberg University in Tiffin, Ohio

Products made from converted lignin could subsidize biofuel production, making the cost of biofuels more competitive with petroleum

Global annual temperature records show there were 17 record hot years from 1861 to 2005

Chemists from the RUDN University have synthesized new surfactants and the compounds obtained can efficiently collect spilled petroleum on the surface of water

When it comes to nutrients, like nitrogen and phosphorus, too much of a good thing can be bad

Finding opens new avenue for offsetting rising greenhouse gases

Research shows plankton that adapt to high salt levels lose circadian rhythm

Enameled drinking glasses and popular merchandise can contain potentially toxic levels of lead and cadmium