Sensor designers might have to consider engineering in bovine deterrence.

The number of coastal areas known as dead zones is on the rise. A new tally reports more than 400 of the oxygen starved regions worldwide.

Pathogens hitchhike on commercial bees that escape from greenhouses. These escapees bring disease to wild bumblebees.

The parasitic vine known as dodder really sucks. It pierces the tissue of other plants — some of which are important crops — extracting water and nutrients needed for its own growth. But it also consumes molecules that scientists could manipulate to bring on the parasite’s demise.

The discovery of Tahitian vanilla’s heritage could set off a custody battle between nations.

Probing the distinction in what you call the stuff that mud is made of.

The Smithsonian is out to share the "secrets" of soil.