Environment
New research on how ants can form rafts could create better waterproof jackets -- and robots that can assemble themselves.
As gold prices soar, so do deforestation and mercury pollution.
Scientists are searching for patterns in the occurrence of large magnitude earthquakes after a succession of large tremors.
A new process turns waste chicken feathers into biodegradable plastic.
Research shows that plants rely on internal alarm clocks to tell them when to wake up from winter.
SeaWiFS satellite that collected ocean data fails after 13 years in orbit.
An international team of scientists begins a ten year survey of the 'most important element'.
A fast, inexpensive method of testing water quality relies on the swimming behavior of single-celled creatures called protozoa.
Lasers may illuminate origins of minerals, help make cellular phones conflict-free.
The first nationwide count of parking spaces demonstrates their high environmental cost.
New maps show rise in sea level greater in some places than others.