Prozac in ocean water a possible threat to sea life

Oregon shore crabs exhibit risky behavior when they're exposed to the antidepressant Prozac, making it easier for predators to catch them, according to a...

Hungry eyes: Spiders lose vision when they’re starving

Biologists have discovered that underfed jumping spiders lose light-sensitive cells that are key to their vision.

Wastewater treatment plants are key route into UK rivers for microplastics

Water samples from UK rivers contained significantly higher concentrations of microplastics downstream from wastewater treatment plants, according to one of the first studies to...

Bees need it colorful

Stopping bee extinction is a goal of scientists. Researchers have discovered that a diversified plant environment helps bees in maintaining stable populations.

Sea level rise could send US 'climate migrants' fleeing to these cities.

Water is seen on part of the glacial ice sheet in Greenland.Image: Getty images/Joe RaedleBy Andrew Freedman2017-04-17 16:27:36 UTC Sea level rise is typically...

Sweltering European summer has human fingerprints

Parts of Europe are having a devastatingly hot summer. Already we’ve seen heat records topple in western Europe in June, and now a heatwave nicknamed “Lucifer” is...

A new method for removing lead from drinking water

Engineers designed a relatively low-cost, energy-efficient approach to treating water contaminated with heavy metals such as lead.

Seafood helped prehistoric people migrate out of Africa

A study has examined fossil reefs near to the now-submerged Red Sea shorelines that marked prehistoric migratory routes from Africa to Arabia. The findings...

Spring-run and fall-run Chinook salmon aren’t as different as they seem

Historically, spring-run and fall-run Chinook salmon have been considered as separate subspecies, races, ecotypes, or even as separate species of fish. A new genetic...

A two-decade lobbying crusade by tax-exempt conservative charities fueld Trump's exit from the Paris...

By Robert O’Harrow Jr., Myron Ebell stood in bright sunlight as President Trump stepped into the Rose Garden and spoke. “In order to fulfill my solemn...

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