urban-ecology

Trees in your local park or street aren't just pretty — they are literally keeping people alive d...

Ocean floors near coastlines may be doing more to slow climate change than the forests we've been...

PFAS chemicals — found in nonstick pans, firefighting foam, and food packaging — have quietly con...

It shows that simply changing how crops are arranged in a field — something any gardener can do a...

Tire rubber crumbles off every car on every road, and the toxic chemical it releases is washing i...

If you've ever grown a century plant or seen one in a park or garden, this event is a reminder th...

Trees and wetlands near coastlines — the same kinds of natural buffers that protect beaches, fish...

Vegetables and fruits grown in PFAS-contaminated soil — including produce from farms near industr...

Weeds in your yard or local park may already be quietly evolving in response to pollution, and un...

Same invasive rhododendron overtaking Scottish hillsides is widely sold in garden centers, and es...

It could soon mean cheaper, faster-growing leafy greens from indoor vertical farms — the kind inc...

Planting sunflowers in your garden or community green space could directly support the health of ...

It means the phosphorus that would otherwise pollute your local waterways could instead end up ba...

Every road, parking lot, and driveway near your garden or local park is a source of tire particle...

Nitrogen washing off farms into rivers and lakes is what causes the toxic algae blooms that choke...

The bumblebees visiting your garden vegetables and wildflowers are being quietly poisoned by an i...

It could make home greenhouses and commercial food production cheaper and greener — imagine a sim...

Design and location of your garden — whether it's in a city or the suburbs, small or large, and e...

If you have a black walnut tree in or near your garden, the leaves you rake and let sit on the gr...

It shows that planting sunflowers alongside beneficial soil microbes could one day restore pollut...

Contaminated soil near old industrial sites, mines, or agricultural land affects the safety of fo...

Cadmium-contaminated soil can enter the food chain through vegetables grown in affected areas, an...

It means the fertilizers of the future could be made from fruit scraps rather than petrochemicals...

Contaminated soil from industrial sites, old farms, and roadside runoff affects the safety of gar...

Contaminated soil near old industrial sites, roadsides, or even urban gardens can pass heavy meta...

Heavy metals like lead and cadmium can silently accumulate in vegetables grown in contaminated so...

Houseplants or garden herbs you already grow may be quietly protecting your lungs by releasing fr...

As droughts become more frequent, the microbes living in forest soil could be a natural, low-cost...

Animals and insects that eat fruit and scatter seeds are the invisible workforce behind every for...

Microplastics from your garden runoff, local parks, and stormwater drains end up in rivers and ev...

It reveals that the wild plants growing in contaminated lots, roadsides, and brownfields near you...

An adaptable wild orchid quietly colonizing city streets is a reminder that nature is constantly ...

If warming winters start shifting when native fruit trees like pawpaws ripen, backyard gardeners ...

If your neighborhood sits near an old factory, a busy road, or land with a history of industrial ...

Same fungi quietly working in your garden soil could be harnessed to detoxify polluted vacant lot...

Rivers used to grow food crops and supply drinking water are quietly accumulating drugs and cosme...

Princess tree spreads aggressively into natural areas and gardens near roadsides, crowding out na...

The soil in your neighborhood park is a living microbial community, and how much of it children c...

Garlic mustard is likely already colonizing the edges of your local park or garden right now — an...

Bees, butterflies, and other insects that pollinate your garden rely on CO2 and humidity cues to ...

Microplastics are now found in garden soil, tap water, and the vegetables you eat — and understan...

If winter-blooming shrubs like witch-hazel are flowering weeks ahead of schedule, the insects tha...

Clothes we wear are often dyed with toxic chemicals, and this research brings us closer to afford...

Lithium leaching from battery manufacturing and mining sites can accumulate in garden soils and f...

Invisible microbes living on grass and plant leaves influence how ecosystems respond to fertilize...

Vegetables and herbs grown in soil near farms — or fertilized with animal manure — may be absorbi...

The mix of managed and protected forests in a region is what keeps rare wildflowers, ferns, and u...

Underground fungal networks ghost pipe depends on are the same networks that support the trees in...

Better plant identification tools mean the herbal supplement or medicinal tea you buy is more lik...

It's a cautionary tale for anyone composting or mulching with raw organic byproducts — what seems...

Choosing the right plant to grow on or near a contaminated brownfield, old gas station site, or i...

Privet hedges common in gardens and parks worldwide are far more than ornamental — they contain p...

Plants growing in your local pond or wetland may be quietly cleaning up industrial pollution that...

Pond plants quietly cleaning your local wastewater could soon power homes — turning something you...

Those 'compostable' plant-based plastic bags and containers you toss in your garden compost bin m...

Contaminated soil near old industrial sites, roads, or farms can silently poison food crops and g...

Soil contaminated with industrial nanoparticles can leach into your vegetable garden or local wat...

The bees pollinating your vegetable garden and fruit trees carry gut bacteria shaped by the local...

Plants in your grocery store's 'meat' aisle — soy, peas, wheat — are being engineered into ultra-...

If you grow lettuce indoors or buy it from a vertical farm, these findings directly influence how...

It brings us closer to growing potent, consistent batches of medicinal herbs indoors year-round —...

Those cheerful yellow nodding flowers carpeting your local woodland floor in April are yellow tro...

Garlic mustard is probably already creeping into a park, trail, or shaded garden bed near you rig...

Vegetables grown in or near contaminated land — whether near a dump, old industrial site, or heav...

Mangroves filter the coastal water that feeds fisheries and beaches you may visit, and antibiotic...

Smarter yield prediction means fresher, cheaper lettuce grown locally year-round — reducing the l...

Every time a wild medicinal herb is overharvested near a village or trail, the stressed, exposed ...

Fungi already living in your garden soil — including the mycorrhizal networks wrapped around plan...

Sweet osmanthus lines the streets, parks, and gardens across much of the world, and now a leaf or...

Native shrubs you plant to save water in a dry climate may quietly lose their drought-tolerance w...

Toxic pollution from roads, old industrial sites, and urban runoff quietly accumulates in the soi...

The mayapple carpeting the forest floor of your local woods right now is one of spring's most rel...

Common blue violets blooming in your lawn or garden are one of the only early-spring food sources...

Poison ivy is probably already growing along the edges of your yard, local trails, or park — and ...

Yellow trout lily carpets woodland floors in early spring before tree canopies close, and if you ...

Bloodroot's brief early-spring bloom is a key signal that your woodland garden's native wildflowe...

Those brilliant blue carpets appearing under trees in parks and yards right now are Siberian squi...

Red osier dogwood thrives in wet, soggy corners of yards where most shrubs struggle — planting on...

Lesser celandine spreads aggressively in shaded, moist areas like park trails and stream banks, c...

Garlic mustard is already spreading through the park you might hike on weekends — it outcompetes ...

Virginia Springbeauty is one of the first wildflowers to feed hungry bees and pollinators emergin...

Common blue violet is likely blooming right now in your backyard, local park, or lawn edge — and ...

Tracking how many people are seeing Pacific trillium in bloom each year helps scientists detect w...

Heavy metals from urban runoff and industrial pollution silently accumulate in the soil and water...

4-nonylphenol washes off your clothes, dishes, and garden pesticides into waterways, where it qui...

Rivers and streams that feed your garden hose, your local park's pond, and your drinking water su...

Freeman maples are planted in millions of suburban yards and parks as ornamental shade trees, and...

Osoberry is one of the first native shrubs to flower each spring, meaning its observation surge i...

Heavy metals from pollution, fertilizers, and industrial runoff can accumulate in garden soil and...

Growing your own leafy greens at home or in a classroom just got cheaper and more flexible — thes...

The wildflower meadows and grasslands you pass on hikes are not just pretty scenery — their exact...

Surge in sightings tells gardeners and nature lovers that spring ephemerals are peaking right now...

Surge in violet sightings signals that spring has arrived in neighborhoods and parks near you, an...

Yellow trout lily is a bellwether of spring in eastern forests — if you walk in a woodland park r...

Wave of bloodroot sightings signals that spring ephemerals are peaking right now — if you want to...

Burst of community sightings helps scientists track exactly when and where salmonberry is floweri...

Garlic mustard is actively spreading through the woods and parks near you right now, outcompeting...

Poison ivy is actively spreading into backyards, trail edges, and parks right now — knowing what ...

Mayapple carpets the forest floor of nearly every eastern North American woodland in spring, and ...

The common blue violet blooming in your lawn or garden right now is feeding fritillary butterfly ...

Bloodroot is one of the earliest spring ephemerals to bloom in eastern woodlands, and tracking it...

Those cheerful yellow flowers appearing in bare patches along roadsides and disturbed ground righ...

Oil-contaminated soil is dead soil — nothing grows in it — and this research points toward a natu...

Same persistent chemical pollutants — from pesticides to industrial waste — that end up in contam...

Microplastics are now found in garden soil, compost, and the food you grow — and the promise of m...

Those cheerful purple 'weeds' spreading through your lawn are actually a critical early-spring fo...

Those small pink-striped flowers carpeting your local woodland floor right now are a critical fir...

Bloodroot carpets forest floors in early spring before trees leaf out, and tracking its peak bloo...

Colt's-foot is often one of the first flowers to push through bare ground in late winter, so spot...

Sugarstick is a rare, fascinating plant that depends entirely on healthy old-growth forest fungal...

Stinknet is aggressively invading California's desert parks and wild spaces — the same places you...

Tracking when common wildflowers like Virginia Springbeauty bloom each year helps scientists dete...

Common blue violet is a native wildflower that supports early-season pollinators and serves as th...

Bloodroot's fleeting bloom is one of the first signs that spring has truly arrived in eastern for...

Lesser celandine is quietly taking over lawns, stream banks, and woodland gardens across the east...

Cut-leaved toothwort is one of the first wildflowers to carpet forest floors each spring, and tra...

Tracking when and where native wildflowers like giant white fawn lily bloom each year helps garde...

Tracking when and where native shrubs like Red-flowering Currant bloom helps gardeners, conservat...

Osoberry is one of the first native shrubs to flower each spring, meaning tracking its bloom timi...

Tracking when and where salmonberry blooms and fruits each year helps gardeners, foragers, and co...

Jack-in-the-Pulpit popping up in your local woodland trail or shaded garden right now means sprin...

Mayapple carpets the forest floor of parks and woodlands you may already walk through each spring...

Poison ivy is probably already growing along the edges of your yard, favorite hiking trail, or ne...

Bloodroot carpets forest floors in early spring before trees leaf out, and tracking its bloom tim...

Those pretty blue ground-cover flowers carpeting lawns and woodland edges right now may be Siberi...

Hostas are among the most popular shade plants in home gardens, and this breakthrough means breed...

Invisible microbes living in and around plants directly affect how healthy and resilient your gar...

Spring bloom of brittlebush is a reliable signal that desert ecosystems are waking up, and tracki...

Eastern redcedar is rapidly expanding its range into grasslands and open fields near many communi...

Redstem Stork's-bill is one of the most common weeds invading lawns, gardens, and parks across No...

Common reed can aggressively take over wetlands, riverbanks, and even roadside ditches near your ...

Virginia creeper climbing your fence or brick wall is a powerhouse for local wildlife — its dark ...

Lesser celandine spreads aggressively in early spring before native wildflowers emerge, and once ...

Crane-fly orchids are a sign of healthy, undisturbed forest floor habitat, so spotting one near y...

River cane is one of the few bamboos native to North America and was once a cornerstone of Indige...

Confirmed sightings of rare native plants like Curlyheads help conservationists and local gardene...

Lesser celandine spreads aggressively through stream corridors and can take over your local park ...

Antibiotics that survive wastewater treatment end up in rivers and soils — the same water used to...

Plants that can pull toxic metals out of soil could help clean up contaminated gardens, former in...

PFAS 'forever chemicals' from non-stick cookware, food packaging, and industrial runoff are now d...

Tracking where eastern white pine is thriving — or struggling — helps gardeners, foresters, and p...

Nevin's Brickellbush is a rare Southern California native that supports local pollinators, and kn...

Carnivorous bog plants like the purple pitcher plant are sensitive indicators of wetland health, ...

Virginia creeper is climbing the fence in your backyard right now — and knowing it from poison iv...

Netted pawpaw produces small edible fruits related to the common pawpaw, and knowing where it sur...

Garlic mustard quietly poisons the soil fungi that native wildflowers and tree seedlings depend o...

Skunk cabbage is one of the first plants to bloom each spring, and tracking when and where people...

Fairy-slipper orchids are sensitive to soil disturbance and disappear quickly when forests are lo...

Garlic mustard growing near your garden or local woods releases chemicals into the soil that kill...

Henbit deadnettle is likely blooming in your yard, garden beds, or local park right now — and und...

Tracking when and where native wildflowers like Blue Dicks bloom each year helps gardeners, land ...

Licorice fern grows on mossy rocks and tree trunks in forests and parks many people walk through ...

Garlic mustard growing near your yard or local forest preserve releases chemicals into the soil t...

Common blue violets popping up along Raleigh streets are a sign that native wildflowers can persi...

Partridgeberry carpets shaded woodland floors and its bright red berries feed birds and small mam...

Tracking where native wildflowers like bloodroot still grow helps gardeners, conservationists, an...

Coral honeysuckle is a native alternative to the invasive Japanese honeysuckle, and knowing where...

Tracking where native wildflowers like Virginia bluebells are blooming helps gardeners and conser...

Virginia bluebells are a beloved native spring wildflower that supports early pollinators like bu...

Citizen science observations like this help track where native woodland plants like partridgeberr...

Purple Phacelia is a valuable native wildflower that attracts early-season pollinators like nativ...

Tracking where native wildflowers like Dakota mock vervain are actually growing helps gardeners, ...

Greater celandine spreads readily into garden edges, roadsides, and woodland paths near homes, an...

Roughleaf dogwood is a tough, drought-tolerant native shrub that supports local wildlife with its...

Finding a native woodland plant like mayapple thriving in a busy city park shows that urban green...

Every confirmed sighting of a native wildflower like bloodroot helps scientists and gardeners tra...

Stiff Dogwood is a Florida-native shrub that supports local wildlife with its berry clusters, mak...

Yellow trout lily is a key early-spring wildflower that supports native pollinators emerging from...

Surge in documented sightings helps scientists track where this iconic fern is thriving — or pote...

Beavertail Pricklypear is a low-water, high-impact native plant that thrives in hot, dry conditio...

Documented sightings of native plants like Bigelow's Spikemoss help conservationists and local la...

Research-grade community sightings like this help build a real-time map of where native wildflowe...

Coast live oaks are keystone trees that support hundreds of species of birds, insects, and wildli...

Giant white fawn lilies are native wildflowers that support early-season pollinators, and knowing...

Confirmed sightings like this help scientists track whether ferns and other shade-loving plants a...

Arrowleaf balsamroot is a keystone native plant that supports pollinators like native bees and bu...

Mayapple carpets woodland floors and produces a fruit edible when fully ripe — spotting it thrivi...

Partridgeberry is a charming native groundcover that thrives in shady woodland gardens, stays gre...

Same flawed tests that fail to accurately measure chemical breakdown are used to approve pesticid...

Pinxter Flower is a native wild azalea that supports early pollinators like queen bumblebees just...

Lesser celandine can carpet your yard, garden beds, and nearby stream corridors every spring befo...

Common ivy can quietly take over your garden beds and nearby woodlands, smothering native wildflo...

Shepherd's-needle can quietly establish itself in garden beds, lawns, and sidewalk cracks near yo...

Red-flowering Currant is a beloved native shrub you can grow in your own Pacific Northwest garden...

Tracking where native wildflowers like felt paintbrush are thriving helps conservationists and lo...

Herb Robert is quietly spreading through Pacific Northwest gardens and forest edges, and once est...

Green false hellebore is highly toxic to humans and livestock, so knowing it grows in North Lawre...

Golden Alexanders is one of the earliest spring bloomers for native bees and is a host plant for ...

Eastern Skunk Cabbage is one of the first plants to emerge each late winter, and spotting it in y...

Camphor trees spreading through Louisiana neighborhoods can quietly crowd out native species whil...

Canadian wild ginger growing in Cincinnati neighborhoods signals that patches of healthy, shaded ...

Milk thistle spreads aggressively in disturbed soils and roadsides near your neighborhood, and if...

Tracking where native plants like Bigelow's Spikemoss still survive helps conservationists and la...

Yaupon Holly is a drought-tolerant, native alternative to imported teas and coffees that you coul...

Chinaberry is a toxic invasive tree that can spread into your yard or local park, crowding out na...

European holly has escaped garden cultivation and is spreading into wild areas around Portland, w...

Common milkweed is the only plant monarch butterflies can lay their eggs on, so knowing where it ...

Mayapple patches like this one can quietly spread through your shaded garden beds each spring, of...

Research-grade iNaturalist observations like this one collectively help scientists track whether ...

Knowing where native wildflowers like Celandine Poppy are naturally growing helps gardeners and c...

Mayapple is a native woodland wildflower that can signal the health of local ecosystems — spottin...

Tracking where native wildflowers like twoleaf miterwort grow helps gardeners and conservationist...

Northern spicebush is a keystone native shrub that supports spicebush swallowtail butterflies and...

Eastern redcedar is a resilient native evergreen that's increasingly common in yards and roadside...

Field madder is a creeping weed that can quietly invade lawns, gardens, and roadsides near you — ...

Sea grape is a salt-tolerant, wildlife-friendly native plant that thrives in Florida gardens and ...

Insects disappearing from your garden or local park may be quietly choking on plastic pollution —...

Holm oaks are drought-tolerant Mediterranean trees increasingly planted in California cities, and...

Citizen-science sightings like this one build the long-term dataset that helps gardeners and cons...

Community observations like this one help scientists track where native wildflowers are thriving ...

Rubber Rabbitbrush is a tough, drought-tolerant native shrub that pollinators depend on in late s...

American pokeweed can sprout uninvited in your backyard or garden beds, and every part of it is t...

Carolina snailseed is a tough, native vine that can fill a shady corner of your yard with lush fo...

Black locust spreads aggressively along roadsides and woodland edges near homes, outcompeting nat...

Nuttall's Thistle attracts native bees, butterflies, and goldfinches to Florida yards and roadsid...

Muscadine grapes are a tough, heat-tolerant native vine that home gardeners in South Florida can ...

Virginia sweetspire is a tough, deer-resistant native shrub with fragrant summer blooms and brill...

Oakleaf fleabane is a pollinator-friendly native wildflower that can thrive in your yard or garde...

Mosses like this one form the living crust on garden walls, forest floors, and rocky outcrops tha...

Lesser periwinkle is a popular garden ground cover that can escape into wild areas and crowd out ...

Pacific poison oak grows in parks, trails, and neighborhood edges — knowing exactly where it's be...

Tracking where native wetland plants like skunk cabbage are thriving helps communities identify h...

Perez's sea lavender is widely planted in California gardens and along roadsides, and tracking wh...

White Globe Lily is a native California wildflower that supports local pollinators and represents...

Community-recorded sightings like this help scientists monitor where native trees like bigleaf ma...

Tracking where native wildflowers like orange bush monkeyflower are thriving helps gardeners and ...

Virginia pepperweed is quietly spreading through parks and gardens in Hawaii, and spotting it ear...

Carolina Vetch quietly enriches the soil in yards and wild edges near you by fixing nitrogen — ac...

Sweetbay magnolia is a beautiful native tree you can actually grow in your own yard — it tolerate...

Jack-in-the-Pulpit growing along the Grand River means native woodland wildflowers are holding on...

Woodland stonecrop thrives in the shaded, rocky spots many gardeners overlook, making it a low-ma...

Azure bluet carpets meadows and lawns with tiny sky-blue flowers each spring, and community sight...

Madagascar Periwinkle, a common garden plant in Florida, is also the source of vincristine and vi...

Florida Hedgenettle can quietly spread into your garden beds and lawn edges, so knowing it's esta...

Mayapple patches in Midwest woodlands and shaded gardens signal a healthy, intact forest understo...

Tracking where native ferns like maidenhair spleenwort naturally grow helps gardeners and conserv...

Community-documented sightings of native desert cacti like Branched Pencil Cholla help scientists...

Tracking where native cacti like walkingstick cactus are growing helps conservationists and local...

Mealy Blue Sage is a drought-tolerant native perennial that pollinators love, making it a smart, ...

Willow oaks lining Raleigh streets provide dense summer shade and drop small acorns that feed bir...

American pokeweed is a striking but highly toxic native plant that can appear in backyards, parks...

Slender vetch is a native wildflower that fixes nitrogen in the soil, meaning its presence in urb...

Chinkapin oaks are excellent drought-tolerant shade trees for Texas gardens, and knowing they gro...

Flowering dogwood is a beloved backyard tree whose spring bloom times are shifting with warming t...

American tuliptrees are some of the tallest native trees in eastern North America and provide cri...

White clover in your lawn or local park is a living fertilizer — its roots host bacteria that pul...

Sea grape is one of the toughest salt-tolerant shrubs you can grow near the beach, and confirmed ...

Wild radish can take over disturbed roadsides, farm edges, and open spaces in your neighborhood, ...

Vanilla leaf carpets shaded forest floors in the Pacific Northwest and its presence signals a hea...

Eastern redbuds are one of the first trees to bloom each spring, and tracking where and when they...

Red Clover growing near Jasper, TN feeds local pollinators like bumblebees and fixes nitrogen in ...

White clover fixes nitrogen from the air directly into your lawn or garden soil, acting as a free...

Great mullein is a prolific colonizer of disturbed soils — roadsides, fields, and garden edges — ...

Black cherry is a native tree that produces fruit eaten by dozens of bird species and supports hu...

Common groundsel is a prolific weed that can quickly take over garden beds and is toxic to livest...

Mock strawberry quietly spreads through lawns, gardens, and parks near you — and knowing where it...

Fungi-based materials could replace plastics and foams in packaging, insulation, and construction...

Poorly treated wastewater from mountain cities can flow downstream into rivers and lakes, causing...

Every verified sighting of a native desert wildflower like Scale Bud helps scientists track wheth...

Knowing where poison ivy is actively growing helps hikers, gardeners, and parents identify risk a...

Tracking where coconut palms grow in cities like Honolulu helps gardeners and urban planners unde...

Tracking where mango trees grow in cities like Honolulu helps gardeners and communities understan...

Catchweed bedstraw spreads aggressively through gardens and natural areas, clinging to clothes, p...

Red deadnettle is one of the earliest spring bloomers to appear in gardens and lawns, meaning its...

Textile dye pollution can reach the water used to irrigate farms and gardens, and a cheap bacteri...

Microplastics are now found in garden soil, compost, and even in the vegetables we eat, and disco...

Field peppergrass can quietly colonize the edges of your vegetable garden or lawn, competing with...

Hawthorn can spread into wild areas and outcompete native plants, so knowing exactly where it gro...

Tracking where native California wildflowers like matilija poppy are growing helps gardeners, con...

Rose Clover is a non-native species spreading through California's open spaces, and community sig...

Verified citizen science sightings of native plants like fringe cups help conservationists and ga...

The tiny algae living in ponds and streams near your neighborhood are early-warning indicators of...

Sweet alyssum spreading through Santa Clara County means this fragrant, low-growing groundcover i...

Field horsetail can quietly invade garden beds and lawns, spreading aggressively through deep und...

Carpet bugle spreads quickly as a ground cover and can escape garden beds into local woodlands, s...

Ballmoss is a fascinating indicator of air quality and urban tree health — if you see it covering...

Christmas fern is one of the toughest native evergreen ferns you can plant under trees in a shady...

Community-verified sightings like this help track where native trees like eastern white pine are ...

Carpet bugle can quietly take over garden beds and spread into nearby lawns or natural areas, so ...

Mosses like juniper haircap are quiet workhorses of healthy ecosystems — they retain moisture, pr...

Tracking where Virginia creeper grows helps gardeners and land managers understand its spread — i...

Lawn daisies popping up in Connecticut lawns signal how deeply this European wildflower has woven...

Tracking where snapdragons naturalize or persist outside gardens helps gardeners in the South und...

Eastern white pine is one of the tallest trees you can grow in a northeastern yard, providing yea...

Coconut palms lining Hawaiian beaches aren't native — tracking where they grow and thrive helps g...

Citizen science observations like this help track where box elder is spreading or persisting in u...

Virginia creeper growing on your fence or up a tree trunk provides critical late-season berries f...

Red deadnettle is one of the earliest spring bloomers in lawns and garden beds, providing crucial...

Cattails spreading into neighborhood wetlands and drainage areas can crowd out native plants, so ...

Understanding how an endangered animal's gut microbiome stays stable across different wild habita...

Ibuprofen flushed down drains ends up in rivers and irrigation water, meaning the painkillers in ...

Antibiotic residues from farms and wastewater contaminate garden soil and the food you grow in it...

Better landfill design means less toxic leachate seeping into the soil where your vegetables grow...

Same wastewater that irrigates community gardens, parks, and agricultural fields carries antibiot...

High-altitude lakes feed rivers and communities downstream, and understanding what limits fish po...

Your rooftop tomatoes or balcony herbs may be catching far more exhaust particulates than the str...

Vegetables and fruits irrigated with river water downstream of these treatment plants can absorb ...

Concrete green infrastructure like urban gardens, street trees, and permeable surfaces are among ...

Sewage sludge is widely applied to agricultural fields as fertilizer, meaning the antibiotic resi...

Oil and chemical-laden water dumped from ships pollutes the same oceans that cycle nutrients into...

Treated wastewater increasingly flows into rivers and irrigation canals that feed vegetable farms...

Understanding how dengue spreads through mosquito saliva could eventually lead to strategies that...

Mammals that visit your garden — from hedgehogs to mice to shrews — rely on whisker sensing to na...