With artificial photosynthesis, humankind could utilize solar energy to bind carbon dioxide and produce hydrogen. Chemists have taken this one step further: They have synthesized a stack of dyes that ...

Microplastics are silently sabotaging the planet’s greenery, curbing photosynthesis, and threatening food security.

Dr. Michael Fox considers the multiple contributing factors—veterinary, ethical, and environmental—underlying an integrated ...

For decades, scientists have believed that meat-eating drove human evolution, particularly our enlarged brains.

Sorghum is an increasingly important crop for animal and human nutrition, especially in arid and semi-arid regions, due to ...

Next time you’re outside, say a silent thanks for the many unsung insect pollinators helping to keep our ecosystems healthy.

New research shows that whales move nutrients thousands of miles—in their pee and poop—from as far as Alaska to Hawaii, ...

What is similar between Asian green mussels, iguanas and lionfish? They are all invasive species in Florida you can eat. Here ...

Extinction troubled us long before we had a name for it. The original mascot for the loss of species, even before the concept was understood, was the dodo. The bird — fat and flightless, found by 17th ...

In the study of why and how animals look the way they do, color is king—at least, the range of color humans can see.

Researchers have long known that diet exerts a profound influence on health, including the risk of developing cancer. A new ...

In his new book, biologist Thor Hanson reveals the power of paying attention to the natural world "close to home." ...