TOPIC environment

Arabidopis thaliana flowers and DNA. [Credit: L. Bewley]
Arabidopis thaliana flowers and DNA. [Credit: L. Bewley]

Genetic Flower Power

Studying wild mustard weed may uncover the way the environment and genetics interact during a crucial moment in the life of a plant.

By Meredith Knight, November 2nd, 2007

Summer Sun, Bleaching’s Begun

Scientists worry that warming waters could endanger the Great Barrier Reef.

By Ben Leach, October 31st, 2007

Drilling for Energy, But Not Oil

Geothermal wells increase in popularity as a fossil fuel alternative.

By Emily V. Driscoll, October 19th, 2007

More than a Print

Researchers think drug use can be detected in fingerprints.

By Rachele Cooper, October 12th, 2007

Storm Signs from New York’s Past

The Big Apple is due for a hurricane and more vulnerable than ever.

By Jeremy Hsu, October 6th, 2007

Wiring America

A new book explores the power network that connected us before the internet.

By Joshua J Romero, September 28th, 2007

Tainted Lavender

Apathy and dreams along the Gowanus Canal.

By Kristin Elise Phillips, September 26th, 2007

Why do mosquitoes bite some people more than others?

- asks Allison from Austin

By Meredith Knight, September 10th, 2007

After the thaw

For the Great Lakes region, new legislation and a deadly fish virus go hand-in-hand with warmer weather.

By Molly Webster, September 5th, 2007

City Life for the Birds

A mysterious heron colony sets up camp in a Queens housing project.

By Erica Westly, August 24th, 2007

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