As the fight against COVID-19 continues, scientists have turned to an unlikely source for a potentially effective treatment: tiny antibodies naturally generated by llamas.

A Texas A&M research team is using genome sequencing to monitor herring populations, which could help prevent overfishing.

The team used ozone observations from more than 8,800 sites around the globe and output from nine different global atmospheric models.

The perils of machine learning – using computers to identify and analyze data patterns, such as in facial recognition software – have made headlines lately. 

Researchers at Scripps Institution of Oceanography at UC San Diego examining 14 years of hospital admissions data conclude that the fine particles in wildfire smoke can be several times more harmful to human respiratory health than particulate matter from other sources such as car exhaust. 

If you are going to buy a face mask to protect yourself and others from COVID-19, make sure it’s a three-layered mask. 

Scientists from NOAA’s National Centers for Coastal Ocean Science (NCCOS) have successfully treated and rehabilitated diseased pillar coral rescued from the Florida Reef Tract.

A Texas A&M expert says recent freezing weather in Texas and Mexico likely means Monarch numbers will be down again this year.

Analyses by the University of Innsbruck show that traffic restrictions during the first lockdown last March led to a sharp drop in air pollutant emissions, significantly more than for carbon dioxide. 

A global group of researchers is calling for better integration of viral genetics, bioinformatics, and public health to enable better pandemic response now and better pandemic preparedness in the future.