When climates change, plants and animals often are forced to colonize new areas – or possibly go extinct. 

Iron is essential for plant growth, but with heavy rainfall and poor aeration, many acidic soils become toxic with excess iron.

Over the past 50 years, the water in lakes and watercourses has turned increasingly brown. 

The structure of ultra-white beetle scales could hold the key to making bright-white sustainable paint using recycled plastic waste, scientists at the University of Sheffield have discovered.

A natural, sustainable alternative to pesticides that targets specific pests, without harming beneficial pollinators such as honeybees, is being developed with the help of researchers from the Institute for Sustainable Food at the University of Sheffield.

Americans throw out a lot more food than they expect they will, food waste that is likely driven in part by ambiguous date labels on packages, a new study has found.

New research finds Arctic Ocean currents and storms are moving bacteria from ocean algae blooms into the atmosphere where the particles help clouds form.

New research shows that episodes of methane emission from the seabed off western Svalbard correlate with changing ice volumes in the Arctic.

A simple viral infection in the lungs of rats can become a lethal form of pulmonary hypertension if a common mutation is present, new Stanford research shows.

Researchers have developed a technology that can remove nitrate from water selectively, preserving beneficial minerals and dramatically reducing the cost of treatment compared with other purification methods.