Rutgers researchers have created a miniature device for measuring trace levels of toxic lead in sediments at the bottom of harbors, rivers and other waterways within minutes – far faster than currently available laboratory-based tests, which take days.

Not so long ago, astronomers mapped a galaxy far, far away using radio waves and found it has a strikingly familiar shape.

While the rate of losses has declined, the ecosystems are still threatened and are facing more environmental stress.

Temperature data revealed that the strongest storms were not totally surrounding the eye.

A new study by Michigan Tech researchers questions conventional methods of calculating carbon emissions liability based on point source pollution by introducing new “bottleneck” theory.

‘Virtual’ coral reefs become diagnostic tool to help manage the planet’s reefs

Tropical Storm Laura strengthened to a hurricane in the morning hours of Aug. 25, and NASA provided infrared imagery that showed the structure, temperature and rainmaking capabilities of the storm.

A new study demonstrates for the first time that subseasonal rainfall and temperature forecasts can be used to predict outbreaks of dengue fever by estimating mosquito abundance.

The first few weeks of a tree seedling’s life can be the most precarious.

The resilience of North America’s plant biomes is declining — indicating that today’s landscapes are “primed to herald a major extinction event” not seen since the retreat of glaciers and arrival of humans 13,000 years ago, scientists reported in a new study published in the journal Global Change Biology.