Scientist Heinz Frei has spent decades working toward building an artificial version of one of nature's most elegant and effective machines: the leaf.

A parasite known only to be hosted in North America by the Virginia opossum is infecting sea otters along the West Coast.

A University of Oklahoma-led study shows that grasshopper numbers have declined over 30% in a Kansas grassland preserve over the past two decades. 

North Carolina State University researchers have demonstrated that composite metal foams (CMFs) can pass so-called “simulated pool fire testing” with flying colors, moving the material closer to use in applications such as packaging and transportation of hazardous materials.

Thanks to a new algorithm, researchers at the AWI can now use satellite data to determine in which parts of the ocean certain types of phytoplankton are dominant.

In the early 20th century, pioneering naturalist Joseph Grinnell and his team studied the flora and fauna of California, conducting meticulous surveys across large swaths of the state, including the Mojave Desert.

As flowers bloom and fruits ripen, they emit a colorless, sweet-smelling gas called ethylene.

Scientists have proved one of Charles Darwin’s theories of evolution for the first time – nearly 140 years after his death.

The oceans are a very important reservoir for carbon in the system of the earth. However, many aspects of the marine carbon cycle are still unknown.

Aviation accounts for approximately two to three per cent of global greenhouse gas emissions.