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The rate at which icebergs break is primarily a function of the rate at which an ice shelf spreads, a new study suggests.

A rolling amoeba of the genus Gromia casts doubt on scientists’ understanding of how life on Earth diversified.

A new fossil discovery provides clues as to how turtles came to have shells.

With dismal weather expected in Florida, the Space Shuttle Endeavour astronauts passed up their first opportunity to land in Florida Sunday.

The scientist, Abdel Moniem Ali el-Ganayni, had filed a lawsuit saying the revocation of his security clearance was punishment for criticizing the Iraq war and President Bush.

As officials seek new rules on how farmers can spread or store chicken manure, the industry is fighting back.

Residents are forming associations to bargain with developers looking to buy land rights for wind farms.

A number of maple trees in Worcester, Mass., will be chopped down because of an infestation of Asian long-horned beetles that is plaguing thousands of trees.

Dr. Martin Chalfie, winner of the 2008 Nobel Prize in Chemistry, is learning that winning one of the world’s most prestigious prizes does come with perks.

Investing with the idea of improving the environmental actions of corporations is catching on among some big pension funds.