Stopping the slaughter of the bats

In 7 years, white-nose syndrome has spread to 24 states and 5 provinces. Why is the fungus so deadly? Why don’t bats die in Europe? And More »

Arctic warming: Greenhouse gas nightmare?

Large amounts of methane and carbon dioxide could be produced as warming changes Arctic lands and ocean. Could this start a frightening More »

What about farming insects? 2 billion people eat insects, and more should be, according to the UN. As the planet searches for protein More »

As wildfires torch Western states, what is the role of global warming? Does hotter weather contribute to fires? Does the resulting More »

As elephant poaching soars, carbon dating, a mainstay of archeology, could be used to date ivory, based on heavy isotopes left over More »

Roads are the first insult to pristine natural areas — and a key to agricultural productivity in places where farming makes sense. More »

How do hurricanes form? How do we predict their paths? How can we improve predictions? More »

Conservation and fracking will help United States reach energy independence by 2030. How will cheap natural gas affect renewable More »

Vast deposits of a strong greenhouse gas are frozen under the ocean. As the ocean warms, this methane is releasing. How much more More »

Using at least 20 sources of data, scientists have modeled releases of carbon dioxide from Indianapolis. The new view will help cities More »

The first ocean wave energy-capturing device with a permit to connect back to a public power grid will enter the Pacific next month. More »

A long debate about these giant ice streams has gyrated wildly. Now, satellite data show a moderate loss of mass for a recent six-year More »

Deforestation, fires, mining and agriculture outside a nature reserve can have as much impact as the same activities inside the More »

Most water pollution originates in polluted runoff. After a near-record number of beach closures, could green infrastructure convert More »

A chemical from plastics “looks” like estrogen to the body. If it makes female fish more likely to flirt with males of a different More »