Researchers have shown that pollen collected by honeybees contains Streptomyces bacteria that are endophytes, symbionts living inside plant tissue. 

Hawaiʻi’s ecosystems and agriculture face growing threats from invasive species, with about 20 new insects and 100 new plants arriving each year, undermining the islands’ ecological, cultural and economic foundations. 

From texting on a smart phone to ordering train tickets at a kiosk, touch screens are ubiquitous and, in most cases, relatively reliable. 

Warming may lead to less frequent but bigger and more devastating hail storms, new research has shown.

A common problem with oil wells is that they can run dry even when sound-based measurements say there’s still oil there. 

Published in Neuron, new research demonstrates how a high-fat diet, even short-term, can rapidly affect brain health, but there are ways to reverse this and prevent long-term cognitive decline.

Scientists analyzed the distribution of three potentially harmful tick species in Illinois, identifying regions of the state with higher numbers of these ticks and, therefore, at greater risk of infection with multiple tick-borne diseases.

In a comment published in Nature Climate Change, Mark Bradford, the E.H. Harriman Professor of Soils and Ecosystem Ecology, and Yale School of the Environment research scientists Sara Kuebbing and Alexander Polussa ’25 PhD, together with colleagues Emily Oldfield ’05, ’11 MESc, ’19 PhD, of Environmental Defense Fund (EDF) and Jonathan Sanderman of the Woodwell Climate Research Center, argue that the scientific evidence supporting soil carbon’s role in mitigating climate change remains too weak to meet the standards required for policy and carbon markets.

Electric space heating systems and appliances like water heaters can help American homeowners reduce their energy use, and possibly their utility bills, according to a team led by researchers at Penn State.

Public electric vehicle charging stations in America have a bad reputation.