An underwater robot operated by Michigan Tech will monitor an oil pipeline the runs under the Straits of Mackinac where lakes Huron and Michigan meet.
Contaminant levels among the highest ever recorded by a NOAA program were found near Puerto Rico's threatened coral reefs.
A federal lab is partnering with the Chicago sewer district to model and study the microbes of the Chicago River to detect benefits of infrastructure upgrades.
A new generation of small, low-cost pH sensors for long-term monitoring ocean acidification is within reach, British researchers report.
Caribou herds in Northern Canada are thinning dramatically. Scientists are using satellite technology to understand why First Nations there are losing a key food source.
A study of tidal energy development in Maine outlines how the turbine affects fish, birds, marine mammals, bottom-dwelling organisms and the tides themselves.
New findings could help water managers sharpen the remote sensing tools they use to track cyanobacteria in drinking water reservoirs.