How much of the essential trace element iron remains available for marine life in the ocean depends critically on the ...

Artificial light at night not only alters the landscape, but also profoundly disrupts natural ecosystems. A recent study by the RPTU University Kaiserslautern-Landau shows that light pollution can ...

A research team from the Faculty of Engineering at the University of Hong Kong (HKU) has successfully used mechanical ...

Each May, nature lovers get out of bed early to experience the seasonal wonder of birds singing, as the sun rises above the ...

The exact origin of bread wheat (Triticum aestivum) is still a mystery, but researchers believe they are edging closer to the ...

Humans are not the only species negatively affected by increasingly hot and humid conditions. Intense heat waves sometimes ...

The rise in infertility is not limited to humans, as environmental stressors are quietly undermining the reproductive ...

Rice production is heavily dependent on nitrogen fertilizers, particularly in China, where application rates are two to three ...

Researchers including a number from the University of Exeter, have identified the most urgent unanswered questions about ...

Climate scientists like to keep their accounting books neat and balanced. As climate change alters energy flows all across ...

Push a metal corer into a peatland and you pull up something remarkable: a dark, dense, sponge-like material made of partly ...

Whether you're planning a weekend hike, deciding what to wear to work, or preparing your home for severe storms, the weather ...