Polarization over energy and climate in Canada

Positive Energy today released new survey results examining Canadians’ views on the role of oil and…

Race to rescue animals as Brazilian wetlands burn

Wildlife guide Eduarda Fernandes steers a speedboat up the Piquiri river in western Brazil, scanning the…

'Cellular compass' guides stem cell division in plants

The stem cells tasked with creating and maintaining biological tissues have a difficult job. They have…

Study shows quizzes improve academic performance

About a year ago, a conversation during a faculty meeting piqued Marcus Crede’s interest. A senior…

Invasive shrimp-sucking parasite continues northward Pacific expansion

Researchers have identified an invasive blood-sucking parasite on mud shrimp in the waters of British Columbia’s…

NASA finds a fading wispy Tropical Depression Vicky

NASA’s Terra satellite found Vicky to be a shadow of its former self, devoid of precipitation…

New method adds and subtracts for sustainability's true measure

From loaning pandas to welcoming tourists to hike to sacred monuments, to regulating the sale of…

New high-speed test shows how antibiotics combine to kill bacteria

Researchers at Uppsala University have developed a new method to determine—rapidly, easily and cheaply—how effective two…

Sally leaves trail of destruction across Gulf Coast

Shellshocked residents were cleaning up on Thursday after Hurricane Sally left a trail of destruction in…

Lightning storm, easterly wind: How the wildfires got so bad

It began as a stunning light show on a mid-August weekend—lightning bolts crackling in the skies…