Environment

Warm winters usually make the next year's flu season worse than average.
Joel Shurkin, Contributor
The engine of our climate changes seawater chemistry.
Joel Shurkin, Contributor
New tools help forecast risk of climate-dependent diseases.
Katharine Gammon, Contributor
A view from the 2012 fall meeting of the American Geophysical Union
Chris Gorski, Editor
Fish contribute to stream sediment movements.
Chris Gorski, Editor
Researchers have discovered a simple way of grounding mosquitoes: fog.
Thomas Sumner, Contributor
Desolate remains of zinc and lead mines can be partially reclaimed with animal waste.
Joel Shurkin, Contributor
Animal employs unusual strategy to survive harsh conditions.
Charles Q. Choi, Contributor
In environmental science, the law of unintended consequences cannot be denied.
Joel Shurkin, Contributor
A magnet is suspended in midair using a high temperature superconductor.
Chris Gorski, Editor
Research demonstrates that wind power could generate all the world's electricity needs without large atmospheric effects.
Charles Q. Choi, Contributor
Human chemistry, specific plants may inspire better traps and repellents.
Allison Jarrell, Contributor