Ian Lang

The Earth's boreal forests could be threatened by rapid climate change. These forests account for approximately one third of the forests on the planet. If they disappear, global warming may accelerate dramatically.

Dust can tell scientists what pets you have and the ratio of men to women in a home.

Despite being a remote wilderness, mercury and selenium threaten the Grand Canyon.

Scientists link decrease in greenhouse gas emissions to war and other crises

Discovery of what appears to be part of a 2 million year old modern human hand sparks debate

New research shows that the earliest dogs adapted to their environment, not their prey

U.S. adults have wide misconceptions about antibiotics, particularly within the Hispanic community

The Drinkable Book could help save the lives of millions

The world's poorest would be in an "untenable" position should food shocks become more common.

Rosetta returns some stunners as its comet approaches perihelion.

A world where robots act as worker bees may not be that far off.

There are plenty of good reasons to explore testosterone therapy, but improved sexual function isn't one of them

The tadpole is a weird organism, there's no getting around it. Unlike most animals, which start as tiny versions of their adult selves, tadpoles...

Astronauts become the first to taste veggies grown aboard the ISS

Astronauts will chow down on freshly-grown red romaine lettuce on the International Space Station

Colors are perceived differently across cultures, but there's a surprising reason why the color yellow is so stable.

Citing low self-esteem and gender role conflict, many men take supplement use to an unhealthy extreme.

Scientists find a new species of anglerfish in the Gulf of Mexico

Bumblebees may make foraging choices based on wind conditions

As our closest relatives, bonobos are the only animals known to communicate with context

Up to 30% of the stars in the Milky Way Galaxy are somewhere other than where they were born.

565 million years ago, rangemorphs used two modes of reproduction

By studying the water strider, engineers have developed a robot that can jump on water with ease

Washington, DC will sink six inches in the next 100 years, and there's nothing we can do about it.

Study reveals how T. rex managed to chow down on large prey

Friends and family significantly increase risk of teen e-cigarette use

After blowing through its initial goal, the Smithsonian now seeks $700k to save Alan Shepard's spacesuit.

What can whale snot collected by Snotbot tell scientists? A lot, actually.