Revised temperature record affirms role of greenhouse gases in recent millennia
Scientists have resolved a key climate change mystery, showing that the annual global temperature today is the warmest of the past 10,000 years, according to a Rutgers …
Hydrocarbons that trace their origin to biological sources may play a large role in ocean ecology
Hydrocarbons and petroleum are almost synonymous in environmental science. Oil reserves account for nearly all the hydrocarbons we know. But the few hydrocarbons that trace their origin to biological sources may play a larger ecological role than scientists originally …
Restoring animal habitat requires much more than just the right plants
If you build it, they might not come. That's the key finding of a new study on habitat restoration practices that challenges a commonly accepted principle in ecology.
Chloroplast-fortified 3D-printer ink may strengthen products like custom sneaker soles
A tree grows strong from years of generating its own food. Imagine if products could be strengthened with the same living materials that provide nutrients to trees. This is the work of …