When the government of Guatemala created the Maya Biosphere Reserve in 1990 to protect Central America’s largest rainforest, conservationists felt betrayed that a big chunk was given to local communities for sustainable logging.

The smallest motor in the world - consisting of just 16 atoms: this was developed by a team of researchers from Empa and EPFL.

Humans have drawn technological inspiration from fish scales going back to ancient times: Romans, Egyptians, and other civilizations would dress their warriors in scale armor, providing both protection and mobility.

Do plants attacked by herbivores produce substances that are most effective against attackers in a targeted manner, or are herbivore-induced changes in a plant metabolism random, which could thwart the performance of herbivores?

A device to directly measure blood oxygen saturation in a fetus during labor has been developed by researchers at the University of California, Davis. 

Researchers at the University of California, Davis, have found a link between traffic-related air pollution and an increased risk for changes in brain development relevant to neurodevelopmental disorders.

Rare metals crucial to green industries turn out to have a surprising origin.

The blaze is the largest in Arizona this year and the largest in the United States right now.

AgriLife Research cornbreeder Seth Murray has earned Blavatnik National Award for Young Scientists finalist recognition for a second time.

Scientists from The University of Western Australia have discovered underwater rivers along most of Australia’s continental shelf that are unique and do not occur at this scale anywhere else in the world.