More than half of those who earn Ph.D.s now decide to leave academia after graduation. Why, then, do so many graduate ...

Three new state symbols are proposed this year – reptile, amphibian and dog – which would bring Maine's total to 34.

As grasslands get abandoned, controlled burning is discussed as a labor-saving method of keeping forests at bay. A Kobe ...

Nasa said that the findings do not show evidence for life itself, but they do suggest the conditions necessary for the emergence of life were widespread across the early solar system.

A group of researchers says they have found high concentrations of heavy metals in a California estuary near the site ...

What does the future hold for our soils and water availability under the influence of impending climatic changes? An international study led by the ...

Earth exceeded 1.5 degrees Celsius of warming above preindustrial times, a threshold beyond which wildfires, droughts, floods ...

Study shows benefits of using natural biofertilizers and biostimulants in the production of tomatoes, enhances plant growth ...

In samples NASA brought back from the asteroid Bennu, scientists have discovered of organic compounds, including key building ...

Insect droppings, commonly known as insect frass, may seem useless and downright disgusting, but scientists found that this ...

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UCSB's Professor David Tilman just recieved the National Medal of Science for revealing the importance of biodiversity.