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Climate Change May Shrink Fish
Fish species are expected to shrink in size by up to 24% because of global warming, say scientists. Researchers...
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Global Fisheries Are Declining but Can Still Recover
The vast majority of the world’s fisheries are declining but could recover if properly managed, according to a paper...
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Climate Change, the New National Security Issue
Mitt Romney’s remarks on NBC’s Meet the Press in early September rankled environmental activists hoping for a bipartisan approach...
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World Hunger: The Problem Left Behind
The drought-induced run-up in corn prices is a reminder that we’re nowhere near solving the problem of feeding the...
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Melting Himalayan Glaciers May Magnify Water Scarcity
Many politically unstable areas of South Asia are “water-stressed,” meaning the areas are facing water scarcity due to poor...
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Organic Food vs. Conventional Food Q&A
A new study by Stanford researchers has added fuel to a debate about the differences between organic and conventionally...
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Nuclear-Powered LEDs Could Provide Food for Future Space Colonies
With the successful landing and deployment of the Mars Curiosity Rover, humanity has been treated to a sneak peek...
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Simplifying Genetic Codes to Look Back in Time
Tokyo Institute of Technology researchers have shown simpler versions of the universal genetic code can still function in protein...
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Climate Models Predicting More Droughts Gain More Support
The United States will suffer a series of severe droughts in the next two decades, according to a new...
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Ocean Acidification Disrupting Food Chains
Shellfish respond to increasing acidification in seawater – such as that produced by climate change – by producing lighter,...