Kathleen Borshanian, left, Jaime Rojo, right. The California Academy of Sciences has revealed the winners of its BigPicture Photography Competition which celebrates Earth’s biodiversity and highlights the threats it faces. …
WASHINGTON — Month after month, global temperatures are setting new records. Meanwhile, scientists and climate policymakers warn of the growing likelihood that the planet will soon exceed the warming target …
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“Just like we do research with corn, wheat, soybean, getting these plants to be more efficient in taking up nutrients—nitrogen, phosphorus, potassium—well, there needs to be this research that goes …
© June Sharpe / International Garden Photographer of the Year (IGPOTY) The International Garden Photographer of the Year (IGPOTY) competition celebrates all things botanical photography, including close-ups, abstract images, and …
Scientists have filmed neighboring plants “chatting” and receiving warning messages from each other in groundbreaking footage. Since the 1980s, scientists have known that neighboring plants communicate with each other as …
NEW DELHI: Dehradun-based apex national forestry research institution of the environment ministry has developed and released 74 clones and varieties of plantation tree species to improve yield, quality and productivity …
High winds from Storm Pia have disrupted holiday travel in northern areas of the U.K. Flights were grounded, train service was suspended and ferries stopped running to islands off Scotland’s …
It’s beginning to look a lot like a hectic holiday travel season, but it might go relatively smoothly if the weather cooperates. Travel over Christmas and New Year’s tends to …
A timelapse photographer has documented a pine cone growing into a pine tree over the course of 300 days. The YouTube channel Boxlapse — which primarily makes timelapses of plants …
ELMSFORD, N.Y. — When Sean Rafferty got his start in the grocery business, anything that wasn’t sold got tossed out. But on a recent day, Rafferty, the store manager for …