They discovered a gene variant that not only shields rice from heat stress, it also produces more and better grains.

The world produces billions of metric tons of animal waste. Imagine turning it into one of the world’s most used materials ...

In a creative fusion of science and literature, researchers trace the past range and decline of a rare Chinese porpoise ...

In a milestone for ecological restoration, researchers have developed a method for restoring carbon-storing peatlands to old ...

Dams are great for the climate but fatal for some fish. Here’s how that could change.

Water is cascading in wide, noisy plumes down the masonry spillway of the Conowingo, a 94-foot hydropower dam spread across the lower Susquehanna River in Maryland. Through the river spray you can ...

Let the best of Anthropocene come to you. How farmers manage their soils is a stronger predictor of soil health than whether the land is organically- or conventionally-farmed, a new study finds. The ...

Researchers created an elegantly simple device that uses the flow of water through tiny tubes to produce enough electricity ...

At time when ocean reserve protections are threatened, new research shows bans on fishing made kelp ecosystems more resilient ...