The $5.5 million will enable the institute and its partners to continue work in western Tanzania for endangered species, including chimpanzees.
EPA provided funding to the Water Environment Research Foundation through a cooperative agreement to evaluate new technologies that address aging U.S. water and wastewater infrastructure.
The U.S. Geological Survey says information about copper, lithium, rare earth elements, uranium, and phosphate resources is important for security and land-use decisions.
Using the Baylor Experimental Aquatic Research stream facility, researchers found that concentrations above 20 parts per billion resulted in more algae growth and lower dissolved oxygen.
Texas AgriLife Research scientists study the ways that genes interact in corn breeding in an effort to control problems related to weather.
Data from a University of Wisconsin-Madison study found that 940,000 housing units were built between 1940 and 2000 in private land inside the boundaries of national forests.
By manipulating two genes, scientists have developed a tobacco plant that expresses more oil, which could be used for biofuel.
Photovoltaic modules made from these microsized cells for the rooftops of homes and warehouses could have intelligent controls, inverters and even storage built in at the chip level, says one field engineer.
A photoactivated, scanning probe microscope will be designed to identify defects that limit solar cell efficiency.
The irrigation water typically speeds through soil cracks without interacting with the soil, says Eve Hinckley.
Sandia National Laboratories and other labs will provide research and testing for marine and hydrokinetic energy and hydropower.
The National Lakes Assessment sampled 1,028 lakes and concluded that 44 percent are in fair or poor condition.
Scientists studying glaciers discussed their research at the American Geophysical Union Meeting on Dec. 16.
Argonne Lab and Northwestern University researchers put Bacillus subtilis to work, using the bacteria's swimming motion to turn microgears suspended in solution.
Chemical & Engineering News' latest cover story interviews representatives on both sides of the debate.
Alabama researchers collaborate with 18 others to incorporate the role carbonic anhydrase plays in soil carbon dioxide exchanges.
BATLab will be able to increase testing on low-cost lithium-ion batteries for electric and plug-in hybrid electric vehicles.
U.S. Geological Survey finds that the United States emits about 1.6 billion metric tons of carbon annually.
Biologists have identified plant enzymes that may help to engineer plants that take advantage of elevated carbon dioxide to use water more efficiently.