Advanced X-ray techniques yield insights into a bacterial enzyme that turns methane gas into liquid fuel

Vibrations travel through our planet in waves, like chords ringing out from a strummed guitar. 

An international team led by the University of Geneva (UNIGE) has studied which types of forest, in terms of biodiversity, are the most effective in storing carbon. 

From when they give birth to the timing of their migrations, animals are responding in unexpected ways to changes in their environment.

Import of millions of tons of cereal and meat every year undermines EU agricultural standards.

All waste contains biological material. It cannot all be recycled efficiently, so large volumes have to be incinerated.

We don’t know precisely how hot things will get as climate change marches on, but there’s reason to believe animals in the tropics may not fare as well as their temperate relatives.

A glacier that had held an Alaskan slope in place for centuries is melting, releasing the soil beneath in what can be described as a slow-motion landslide, researchers say.

Coral reefs are extremely sensitive to temperature, making them particularly vulnerable to the effects of climate change.

Securing plant production is a global task. Using a combination of new molecular and statistical methods, a research team from the Technical University of Munich (TUM) was able to show that material from gene banks can be used to improve traits in the maize plant. Old varieties can thus help to breed new varieties adapted to current and future climates.