An international research team led by the University of Copenhagen, Shanghai Jiao Tong University and the University of Nottingham has discovered how plant roots penetrate compacted soil by deploying a well-known engineering principle. 

Analysis of early direct images from James Webb telescope show immense dust clouds on brown dwarf that lead to a blurring of atmospheric lines—and scientific consensus.

Researchers are developing new approaches to detect and treat cancer in smarter, safer and kinder ways.

Arsenic leaking from abandoned gold mines can harm forest ecosystems by entering soils and affecting soil organisms. 

In the warm summertime waters of Lake Erie, cyanobacteria, or blue-green algae, can proliferate out of control, creating algal blooms that produce toxins at a rate that can harm wildlife and human health.

When Meredith Holgerson arrived at Cornell in 2020, she began searching for the perfect ponds. 

After graduating from Kalaheo High School, Hope Kanoa knew she wanted to focus on Hawaiʻi’s water resources while attending the University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa. 

A recent study from Earth and Planetary Science Letters is the first to directly link earthquakes to climate change-induced glacial melt. 

Climate change threatens agricultural production across sub-Saharan Africa, where most farmers rely on rainfall.

University of Queensland researchers have captured the first high-resolution images of the yellow fever virus (YFV), a potentially deadly viral disease transmitted by mosquitoes that affects the liver.