A growing body of evidence suggests that preconception and prenatal exposure to certain environmental toxins can impact fetal development adversely and lead to potentially long-lasting…
Thirty-thousand-year-old bison bones discovered in permafrost at a Canadian goldmine are helping scientists unravel the mystery about how animals adapt to rapid environmental change. The…
The United Nations today launched a new online database that showcases successful strategies which businesses and communities may use to adapt to climate change. The…
Charles Greene, a professor of earth and atmospheric sciences at Cornell University and expert on protection of threatened marine ecosystems has warned of a potential…
The uncontrolled re-entry of Russia's Phobos-Grunt spacecraft is expected to occur early next week. This satellite re-entry underscores the importance of space situational awareness and…
More than 3,000 gallons of Huron River water were transported to the University of Michigan campus recently to create 150 mini-Hurons for the study of…
Concrete is the most common construction material used globally, accounting for 70 percent of all construction materials. Though concrete has advantages such as easy application…
The U.S. House of Representatives and U.S. Senate gave final approval to fiscal appropriations for 2012 that continue funding for the Education and Research Centers…
A new study co-authored by University of Florida researchers on the endangered Ozark Hellbender giant salamander will study its skin microbes, bacteria and fungi that…
Scientists at New York University's Center for Genomics and Systems Biology, the American Museum of Natural History, Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory, and the New York…