We summarize the week's science breakthroughs every Thursday.
The magnitude 7.7 earthquake was powerful, shallow and in a heavily populated region with vulnerable buildings.
Treated plants fight pests without the need for toxic pesticides, oozing a "larval toffee" that stunts tomato pinworms’ growth and attracts predators.
Carbon credits sold on the voluntary market are under scrutiny for not offsetting greenhouse gas emissions as claimed.
Fires and agricultural soils can rival cars and factories in emitting chemicals that lead to ozone, making it hard to meet air quality standards.
Rising temperatures could reduce trees' ability to photosynthesize. Scientists are trying to figure out just how close we are to that point.
A 1-degree-Celsius change in water temperature prompts sea turtles in Northern Cyprus to lay eggs nearly a week earlier on average.
Cloud forests are biodiversity hot spots and crucial water sources. But climate change and deforestation are shrinking their range, new data show.
Light pollution disorients young puffins. The Puffling Patrol helps them find their way to the sea.
Water harvesting from foggy air provided up to 5 liters of water a day in a yearlong Chilean desert experiment.
