Plants are a prominent part of the carbon cycle. They help absorb excess carbon dioxide from the atmosphere, and in turn keep the global temperature in check. A recent study published in Nature claims ...

NORFOLK, Va. — When most people think of lightning, they picture bright flashes in the sky or the rumble of thunder that follows. But lightning does more than put on a show during storms: it helps ...

Bison graze near Roosevelt Arch, near the north entrance of Yellowstone National Park, in Gardiner, Montana. Millions of the herbivores once ranged the high plains. Credit: Jacob Frank/National Park ...

Scientists in the Asia and Pacific region, with support from the IAEA, have successfully identified sources of carbon stocked in mangrove soils — an important step toward improving the management and ...

As your vegetable garden winds down for the season, it can be tempting to simply let it rest until spring. But what if you ...

Rapid erosion due to human activity, such as grazing livestock and farming, has stripped the Alps of almost all the soil formed since the retreat of the glaciers. This soil developed over millennia as ...

You don’t need a green thumb to reap the benefits. By Jancee Dunn I was on the phone with a friend the other day, and because I can’t sit still, I started to dust the leaves on my sprawling bird of ...