Wild ground-nesting bees might be exposed to lethal levels of neonics in soil

In a first-ever study investigating the risk of neonicotinoid insecticides to ground-nesting bees, University of Guelph…

K+ channel study could help develop drugs for life-threatening conditions

Scientists recently completed a study in which they attempted to capture at atomic resolution a picture/snapshot…

New rider data shows how public transit reduces greenhouse gas and pollutant emissions

Public transit has long been an answer for people looking to leave their car at home…

Researchers use AI to plot green route to nylon

The chemical and allied industries face such challenges as ready access to reliable energy supplies, waste…

Strawberries: The tasty fruit with a tainted environmental legacy and an uncertain future

Are the glory days of California’s strawberry industry gone for good? Click here for…

Runaway mitochondria cause telomere damage in cells

Targeted damage to mitochondria produces a ‘Chernobyl effect’ inside cells, pelting the nucleus with harmful reactive…

How the herring adapted to the light environment in the Baltic Sea

An international team of scientists reports that a single amino acid change in the light-sensing rhodopsin…

Mindfulness for middle school students

Two new studies suggest that mindfulness — the practice of focusing one’s awareness on the present…

NASA Activates Deep Space Atomic Clock

After successfully turning on this week, the new kind of atomic clock starts its…

New evidence that optimists live longer

After decades of research, a new study links optimism and prolonged life. Researchers have found that…