Imaging wall-less plant cells every six minutes for 24 hours revealed how the cells build their protective barriers.
Scientists have released new and more accurate genome sequences for five species of duckweed. Their research reveals the specific genes responsible for some of the plant's most useful traits, allowing ...
Florida softshell turtles are dangerous to handle and should be left alone. Harassing them risks injury from their sharp ...
Under the right conditions, duckweed essentially farms itself. Wastewater, ponds, puddles, swamps—you name it. If there's ...
In the green-fringed inlet of Bahía Málaga, tucked along Colombia’s Pacific coast in the department of Valle del Cauca, ...
The IUCN warns that over 400 fungi species face extinction due to deforestation, pollution, and climate change.
The latest review article from the Interdisciplinary Center for Marine and Environmental Research (CIIMAR) in Portugal opens ...
The word comes from the Greek “phaino” (to show or appear) and “logos” (to study). Phenology works because certain events ...
Pollination is the first step of flowering plant reproduction: pollen moves from male flower parts to female flower parts, to fertilize the ovule and produce seeds.
Where there are areas that you know are environmentally sensitive, it’s incredibly important to be good stewards of that area ...
Next time you’re outside, say a silent thanks for the many unsung insect pollinators helping to keep our ecosystems healthy.