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 health effects. However, most reproductive...
Read MoreThirty-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 bones play a key role in a world-first...
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The United Nations today launched a new online database that showcases successful strategies which...
Read MoreCharles Greene, a professor of earth and atmospheric sciences at Cornell University and expert on protection of threatened marine ecosystems has warned of a potential ecological disaster posed by the 2,300 tons of fuel oil still...
Read MoreThe 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 the need for data sharing, as well...
Read MoreMore 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 environmental changes affecting freshwater habitats like rivers and streams....
Read MoreConcrete is the most common construction material used globally, accounting for 70 percent of all construction materials. Though concrete has advantages such as easy application and high availability, it has major disadvantages...
Read MoreThe 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 (ERCs) Program within the National Institute for Occupational...
Read MoreA 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 defend against pathogens. The research published in the...
Read MoreScientists 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 Botanical Garden have created the largest genome-based...
Read MoreDespite similar traumatic exposures, peacekeepers and relief workers do not show the same mental health effects as combat veterans, reports a study in the December Journal of Occupational and Environmental Medicine of the...
Read MoreMany of the animal species at risk of extinction in the United States have not been included in the country’s official Endangered Species Act (ESA) list, according to new research from the University of Adelaide. National...
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