Environment

Mathematical model suggests crops can have a noticeable effect on power generation.
Chris Gorski, Editor
Environmentally friendly additives to road salt may still have tradeoffs.
Brian Owens, Contributor
Don't bet on all electric cars taking over for more than a decade, researchers indicate.
Chris Gorski, Editor
Cold, then warm, then rain, then everything freezes.
Joel Shurkin, Contributor
Manufacturers may overestimate U.S. customers' need for long-range electric vehicles.
Chris Gorski, Editor
Game theory provides a clue.
Chris Gorski, Editor
Competition within species ebbs and flows and sometimes leads to extinction.
Joel Shurkin, Contributor
New micromotor technology can zap chemical and biological warfare agents.
Alexander Hellemans, Contributor
Scientists studying El Niño in the tropics find evidence of a link to historical disasters.
Joel Shurkin, Contributor
Humans may have evolved a visual spider “template” to warn us of danger.
Nala Rogers, Contributor
Last-ditch effort to aims to save Indonesia's cassava cash crop.
Ker Than, Contributor
Increase in atmosphere's carbon dioxide could encourage sharks to swim longer durations.
Charles Q. Choi, Contributor