Using spill treating agents to clean up oil spills does not significantly hinder naturally occurring oil biodegradation, according to a new study.

The Colorado River system is the lifeblood of the Southwest, delivering water to 40 million people across the United States and Mexico. 

Energy is central to global sustainability and this Earth Day we highlight Waterloo's efforts on campus.

Climate change and globalisation are driving a surge in threats to crops from insects and mites, researchers say.

In the largest study of its kind, researchers at the Florida Museum of Natural History have used data from a 120-year-old program managed by the U.S. Department of Agriculture to quantify the effects of introduced species.

Research team tests how stream contents and flow impact microplastic retention.

Honeybees are essential pollinators for agriculture and natural ecosystems. 

Sophisticated synapse imaging used in NIH-funded project tracks changes within neurons as learning unfolds, offering new insights for brain-like AI systems.

Targeting a newly discovered vulnerability in the signals that cyst nematodes use to infect plant roots could be a powerful method for reducing the damage the parasitic worms cause in crops such as soybeans, according to a study co-authored by an Iowa State University professor.

At the Seismological Society of America’s Annual Meeting, researchers posed a seemingly simple question: how wide are faults?