How exactly do plants regulate their uptake and release of water during drought stress?

First large-scale experiment shows fire whirls burn oil spills faster and cleaner than fire pools, proving their game-changing potential for ocean cleanups.

Balancing economic growth and environmental protection is not easy.

In the absence of human interference, the soil beneath the world’s forests normally exhales carbon steadily and consistently. 

Rochester biologist Anne S. Meyer and her colleagues created “bio-stickers” that speed up plastic breakdown in marine environments.

Municipalities and federal agencies monitor U.S. waters for microcystins, a toxin produced by harmful algal blooms in Lake Erie, but a University of Michigan study shows that the blooms produce a greater range of potentially toxic compounds than previously known.

A fish–microbe partnership may produce minerals that help shape the marine carbon cycle.

Scientists have identified “Seed Transfer Zones” to help restore vast areas of degraded land in Brazil.

The discovery could improve understanding of how the ocean shapes Earth’s climate.

Maxing out at around 200 tons, the blue whale is not only the largest animal on the planet, it is also the largest animal ever to exist.