Science & Technology - Earth and the Environment

Oct 11, 2009, 5:00 am

Legions of tiny organisms attack the remains of various kitchen scraps, breaking them down into carbon dioxide, water, and biomass.

Oct 4, 2009, 4:00 pm

Among all species of eels, European eels make the longest trip to their spawning site—up to 4,000 miles.

Oct 2, 2009, 5:00 pm

Out in the Arctic Ocean, the future of the world's climate is written in patterns of ice patches on the water's surface.

Oct 1, 2009, 2:00 pm

A skeleton of an early human who lived 4.4 million years ago shows humans did not evolve from chimpanzee-like ancestors.

Sep 27, 2009, 10:00 pm

Kudzu grows at a rate of a foot per day and blankets everything in its path—fences, trees, and even buildings.

Sep 20, 2009, 6:00 pm

If it were up to some biologists, insects such as coastal butterflies also belong to the league of conservation icons.

Sep 18, 2009, 10:00 pm

Australian kayaker Steve Posselt has mounted a campaign to raise awareness of the Murray-Darling river system.

Sep 18, 2009, 12:00 am

Chinese paleontologists announced that they have unearthed the world's oldest Tyrannosaurus Rex fossil in China

Sep 12, 2009, 2:00 am

The mighty Yangze river. China’s most extensive waterway was the perfect habitat for a special white dolphin.

Sep 6, 2009, 8:00 pm

Connections among the solar cycle, stratosphere, and the ocean work in sync to generate periodic weather patterns according to new research results.

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