Massive global research collaboration known as the Earth Microbiome Project catalogs planet’s microbial diversity at unprecedented scale

The higher the level of particulates in the air, a UW-led study showed, the greater the impact on mental health

An increase in extreme rainfall makes it more difficult for UV light to kill pathogens

A ‘molecular trap’ for capturing radioactive iodides in nuclear waste

Noisy human activities along Kona Coast may cost dolphins their sleep

The Chicxulub asteroid impact that wiped out the dinosaurs likely released far more climate-altering sulfur gas into the atmosphere than originally thought

University of Delaware energy team develops processes to ramp up bio-based aviation fuel

Livestock farming is often dismissed as irredeemably inefficient and polluting. But that was before anyone thought of considering a cattle herd as a diverse group of animals

Sandia’s engineering team has designed, modeled, and tested a control system that doubles the amount of power a wave energy converter can absorb from ocean waves

However, the findings do not mean that peat bogs are impervious to environmental change

An aerospace engineer has built a machine to make water and oxygen from the lunar regolith, powered by solar energy

Support and recognition for biodiversity research with potential for global impact