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Drought paradox study reveals plants around Colorado River turn to groundwater when it gets too hot and dry, reducing flow into the already strained basinVegetation draws on groundwater during dry summers, leaving less water for the river and, ultimately, people.
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The biggest trees in the Peruvian Amazon store the most carbon — and they also face the greatest threat from humansThe Amazon's biggest trees store disproportionately more carbon than smaller trees do, new study finds. But in the Peruvian Amazon, large trees are currently prioritized for harvest.
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Canada could remove 5 times its annual carbon emissions by planting trees on edge of boreal forest, study findsPlanting trees on 6.4 million hectares of northern taiga forest could remove 3.9 gigatons of CO2 by 2100 — five times Canada's annual emissions.
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Once-in-a-century floods set to become annual events in northeastern US in the next 75 years, study findsRising sea levels and storm surges from hurricanes will bring more frequent extreme floods to northeastern U.S. states, including Connecticut, New York and New Jersey.
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New viruses identified in bats in ChinaBats found near orchards harbor pathogens that could be passed to livestock or humans.
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Infants May Benefit From Advanced Cochlear ImplantsYoung children need more detailed sound information, new study finds.
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Stadium Acoustics Pump Up the VolumeAt sports venues designed to maximize crowd atmosphere, beware of hearing loss.
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Backyard Hockey A Bellwether For Climate ChangeVolunteers track shifts in temperature with their homemade rinks.
