Environment

Scientists urge the need for action at an upcoming summit.

Hope for fighting malaria may reside in the guts of African mosquitoes.

Underwater hydrocarbons likely to linger but risks are still murky.

Simple creature's genome shows surprising complexity, sheds light on evolution and cancer.

Male fireflies blink together to get a date.

Long-term health effects of Gulf oil spill are largely unknown.

Hotter droughts increase wildfire, bark beetle threats to fragile forests.

Videos, satellites, computer models used to estimate spill from damaged well.

Night vision cameras catch promiscuous backyard scenes that challenge sexual stereotypes.

Rainfall clumped into lengthier, more intense periods across Europe.

Plans to incorporate restored farmland into the Everglades draws both support and criticism.

New study examines how sport hunting popularity changes may increase the risk of population collapse for game animals.