Findings could lead to cleaner oil spill cleanups

Approach could lower cost and eliminate need for antibiotics during biofuel production

The discovery is a concern because alterations can affect the gut’s ability to metabolize sugars and peptides, processes that are vital for honeybee health

Determining who is responsible for cleaning up the waste could also lead to political disputes not considered before

Climate change focuses research on ocean areas depleted of oxygen, leading to discovery that topples tough doubts

New-generation lateral solar cells promise to be the next big thing for compact devices

What kind of vegetation makes buffer zones most efficient at removing nitrogen from runoff?

Bioelectrodes also have a big appetite for waste and are ready to be scaled up and used to clean up industrial sites while producing electricity as a byproduct

Doctoral student earns national recognition for research to restore soil at historic mines

While some of today’s solar cells use a blend of cadmium and tellurium to convert light into electricity, adding the optimum amount of selenium in the right places could help increase efficiency

To restore the grasslands of the Great Plains, a Nebraska ecologist says, bring back high intensity fires

The research could help automakers meet automotive recycling regulations that have been adopted in Europe and could be on the way to the United States