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It's summer wildflower season in the Rocky Mountains, a time when high-peaks meadows are dotted with riotous color. But for how long?

Scientists are reporting development of the first self-powered nano-device that can transmit data wirelessly over long distances

With the completion of a successful prototype, engineers have made a major step toward addressing one of the leading problems in energy use around the world today -- the waste of half or more of the energy produced by cars, factories and power plants

Forests in many regions are becoming larger carbon sinks thanks to higher density, U.S. and European researchers say in a new report

Ionizing radiation is not without danger to human populations. Indeed, exposure to nuclear radiation leads to an increase in male births relative to female births, according to a new study

Harnessing the charges given off by microbes to generate clean electricity could be just a decade away, research has suggested.

University of Florida researchers have described a new species of land crab that documents the first crab extinction during the human era

When having a glass of wine or beer, have you ever wondered why and how yeast "learned" to produce these superb food products?

There's a race afoot to give biofuel wings in the aviation industry, part of an effort to combat soaring fuel prices and cut greenhouse gas emissions

Scientists have engineered a cheap, abundant alternative to the expensive platinum catalyst and coupled it with a light-absorbing electrode to make hydrogen fuel from sunlight and water