NASA tracking Tropical Storm 06A through Arabian Sea

NASA-NOAA’s Suomi NPP satellite passed over the Arabian Sea and captured a visible image of Tropical…

How flowers adapt to their pollinators

Flowering plants are characterized by an astonishing diversity of flowers of different shapes and sizes. This…

Research shows that using green products leads to a warm glow in shoppers

Canadians spend a lot of money around this time of year, on gifts, food, entertainment and…

Can Arctic 'ice management' combat climate change?

According to a much-debated geo-engineering approach, both sea-ice retreat and global warming could be slowed by…

How flowers adapt to their pollinators

The first flowering plants originated more than 140 million years ago in the early Cretaceous. They…

Damaging rains from hurricanes more intense after winds begin to subside

Howling wind drives torrential rain sideways as tall, slender palms bow and tree limbs snap. A…

New tool to detect blackleg disease in potato has widespread application

Potatoes are important. They rank fourth among the world’s staple crops. In the United States, they…

Your food may help make stickier, safer glues for laptops, packaging, furniture

You cannot make glue out of a ham sandwich—but you may be able to use the…

Former EPA advisers say agency's mercury proposal is flawed

As the EPA gets closer to finalizing changes to an Obama-era air pollution rule, a group…

At least 265 dead in floods, landslides as rains batter East Africa

Two months of relentless rains have submergedvillages and farms and sent rivers of mud crashing into…