Having a Closer Look at Cancer Alley
Health Officials in “Cancer Alley” Will Study if Living Near a Controversial Chemical Plant Causes Cancer
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Rainforest Loss Means Loss of Undiscovered Medicines
Dwindling tropical rainforests mean lost medicines yet to be discovered in their plants
Walter Suza, Iowa State University
Growing up in Tanzania, I knew that...
Monkey Fossils Point to a Warmer Ancient World
Monkey fossils found in Serbia offer clues about life in a warmer world millions of years ago
Joshua Allan Lindal, University of Manitoba
Sparse trees cast...
Assyrian Empire a Victim of Climate Change
Climate change fueled the rise and demise of the Neo-Assyrian Empire, superpower of the ancient world
Ashish Sinha, California State University, Dominguez Hills and Gayatri...
Stopping Global Extinction
'Revolutionary change' needed to stop unprecedented global extinction crisis
Michelle Lim, University of Adelaide
We are witnessing the loss of biodiversity at rates never before seen...
Climate change could alter ocean food chains
Climate change could alter ocean food chains, leading to far fewer fish in the sea
Sustained ocean warming could greatly reduce catches of fish like...
Orca’s endangered by PCB’s in the Ocean
In a study of marine mammals recently published in the Journal Science, researchers have found significant concentrations of polychlorinated biphenyl (PCB) in the tissues...