BBC Environment correspondent. Scientists say the weight of human-made objects will likely exceed that of living things by the end of the year. In other words, ...

The DNA that living things, human and otherwise, shed into the environment is called environmental DNA (eDNA). Collecting eDNA from water to learn about the species living there has become fairly ...

By analyzing multiple fluxes, the amount of carbon exchanged between Earth's carbon pools of the oceans, atmosphere, land, and living things, the researchers discovered that the amount of carbon ...

Here are five ways we think the buildings of the future might become living, breathing things. 1. ... of pounds per year on antimicrobial cleaners to kill much of this complex ecosystem, ...

When living things cross into new territory, they are often viewed as threats. But science writer Sonia Shah, who has written a new book — 'The Next Great Migration' — says the "invaders" are ...