If you've waited all year for your Christmas cactus to develop cascading blooms only to be disappointed by a dismal display, ...

While most animals reproduce sexually, some species rely solely on females for parthenogenetic reproduction. Even in these ...

Similarly, most living things produce records of their own existence in layered body tissues – often in the form of daily or ...

In Madagascar, Africa’s first sturgeon farm is producing caviar – and it’s made its way into some of the most prestigious ...

An international research team has described a newly discovered algae species Streptofilum arcticum and its cell functions ...

MILAN, Mo. — A public workshop aimed at educating residents about invasive plant species will be held next week in Milan.

Across the country, dairy producers have dumped milk and infected chickens have been killed, including millions of egg-laying ...

The signs read “Welcome to California” and “Agricultural Inspection, All Vehicles Prepare to Stop.” Along California’s borders with Oregon, Nevada and Arizona, border protection stations run by the ...

A scientist has discovered a hopping treasure trove -- 16 new species of grasshoppers living in the thorny scrubs of U.S. and Mexican deserts.

Because of climate change, harmful algal blooms are increasing in frequency and intensity. New science helps demystify the frequent harmful algal blooms in the Pacific off the coast of Chile by ...

Nerve cells have amazing strategies to save energy and still perform the most important of their tasks. Researchers from the ...

UC Santa Cruz genomics experts gained new insights into the campus's endearingly eccentric mascot — and overcame the unique ...