As the planet warms, plant species in Europe have been moving into higher elevations to stay within ideal temperature zones at a rate of about ten feet (three meters) a year, a new study shows.
Read Plants "Climbing" Mountains Due to Global Warming (Links)
By dissecting the cocoa bean genome, U.S. government scientists backed by a leading candy company aim to safeguard the world's chocolate supply?and possibly make it taste better.
Read To Save Chocolate, Scientists to Map Cocoa Genome (Links)
Allowing misshapen fruits and vegetables into supermarkets can ease the world food-price crisis, the European Union's farm chief says.
Read VIDEO: Ugly Veggies to Ease Crisis? (Links)
Buried under thick ice and frigid water, volcanic explosions are shaking the Arctic Ocean floor, something previously thought impossible, according to a new study.
Read Arctic Volcanoes Found Active at Unprecedented Depths (Links)
As floodwaters subside in parts of the Midwest, residents along the Mississippi River are urged to defend themselves against another hazard: mosquitoes bearing West Nile virus.
Read Mosquito Outbreak to Follow Midwest Floods? (Links)
Thousands of pets, pigs, deer, and other animals were left stranded or worse by floodwaters that rose to rooftops in some areas of the U.S. Midwest.
Read PHOTOS: Animals Adrift After Midwest Floods (Links)
Landslide threats in quake-destabilized Chinese mountains forced the evacuation of giant pandas to temporary shelters.
Read VIDEO: China Pandas Evacuated (Links)
Extreme droughts and downpours allowed two diseases to converge and wipe out large numbers of African lions in 1994 and 2001, a new study says.
Read Major Lion Die-Offs Linked to Climate Change (Links)
A huge impact basin in the red planet's northern hemisphere could explain why the crust there is so much thinner than crust in the south, three new papers report.
Read Texas-Size Asteroid Slammed Early Mars, Studies Say (Links)
A shape-shifting skyscraper may someday energize the Dubai skyline with its revolving floors and environmentally friendly, electricity-generating wind turbines.
Read VIDEO: Spinning Skyscraper Planned (Links)
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