Plants
Plants Make Noises When Stressed, Study Finds
Scientists detected high-frequency sounds emitted by plants that had been cut or dehydrated
Take a Virtual Tour of the 'Doomsday' Seed Vault
The impressive depository carefully preserves over one million seed samples in its Arctic location
See Google Street View Images of Korean Demilitarized Zone
Established in 1953, the off-limits area has become a haven for plants and wildlife
A 5,000-Mile-Wide Mass of Seaweed Is Heading for Florida and Mexico
Known as sargassum, the algae can hurt tourism as it piles up on beaches and starts to rot
DNA Buried in Sediment Helps Scientists Picture Past Ecosystems
Examining the evidence offers a way to look back at now damaged environments
Scientists Discover Oldest Known Fossils of Pollen-Carrying Insects
It’s unclear whether the creatures were pollinating prehistoric plants or just getting a snack
Will California See a Wildflower Superbloom This Spring?
If the swaths of show-stopping poppies do appear, officials urge tourists to act responsibly
Medieval Pantry Stocked With Spices Found in 500-Year-Old Shipwreck
The vessel, called "Gribshunden," sank off the coast of Sweden in 1495
California Lost 36 Million Trees to Drought Last Year
The die-off is expected to continue despite this winter’s rain storms
The Scientific History of Cannabinoids
Hundreds of these cannabis-related chemicals, both natural and synthetic, now exist, and researchers want to know how they can hurt and help us
Farmers May Not Have to Choose Between Crops and Solar Panels
With a new photovoltaic panel, researchers harness sunshine to harvest energy and food together, taking advantage of the full light spectrum
A Ring of Fire, Millions of Monarchs and Other Rare Natural Phenomena Worth Traveling For
Be in the right place at the right time to witness these sublime sights
See the Largest Known Flower Preserved in Amber
Aided by modern technology, researchers discovered the prehistoric blossom was a case of mistaken identity
These Awe-Inspiring Images Capture the World's Little Details
See this year's winners of the annual Close-up Photographer of the Year competition
The World's First Vaccine for Honeybees Is Here
It could be a game-changer for beekeepers fighting American foulbrood, a disease that can wipe out entire colonies
The Science Behind the Oldest Trees on Earth
How experts have determined that bristlecone pines, sequoias and baobabs have stood for thousands of years
Seven Scientific Discoveries From 2022 That May Lead to New Inventions
Nature is a breeding ground for innovative solutions to everything from aging to plastic pollution
Neanderthals Cooked Surprisingly Complex Meals
Charred food remnants provide insight into 70,000-year-old dietary practices
Is Hacking Photosynthesis the Key to Increasing Crop Yields?
It’s an agricultural moonshot, but scientists hope to make plants like corn, wheat and barley as heat and drought resistant as cactus
Tiger Sharks Carry Cameras to Help Scientists Map Seagrass
A new study found what might be the world's largest seagrass ecosystem: a 35,500-square-mile meadow in the Bahamas
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