Known as the Sargasso Sea, sailors have crossed it for centuries, but few notice the border when they slip into glassy indigo ...

Climate change and human meddling are turning life-rich lagoons into salty danger zones, but smart intervention could flip ...

The disappearance of glaciers is also creating opportunities for the multibillion-dollar mining industry. Like migrating salmon, mineral exploration companies are moving quickly into areas exposed by ...

Corn ethanol, also known as grain alcohol, has been burned in gasoline engines and human stomachs since before Henry Ford was ...

UC Santa Cruz researchers discover that "introners," transposable elements, are responsible for spreading noncoding DNA ...

DNA is the genetic code that provides the biological instructions for every living species, but not every bit of DNA helps the species survive. Some pieces of DNA are more like parasites, along for ...

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Rising sea levels are forcing communities up and down the East Coast to adapt. With its meager infrastructure, few are as vulnerable as Hogg Hummock.

While Earth's slowdown is not noticeable on human timescales, it's enough to work significant changes over eons. One of those ...

New research shows how rapidly proliferating turf algae are waging 'chemical warfare' to inhibit the recovery of kelp forests along Maine's warming coast.

Plankton may be tiny, but they play an important role in the ocean. As the foundation of marine ecosystems, they support ...

Scientists have identified a new type of bacteria capable of withstanding harsh space conditions. The bacteria, retrieved ...