The journal Current Biology published the study. Since 2005, scientists have known that fertilization is necessary for the ...

A team of scientists from BGI-Research at Southern University of Science and Technology in Wuhan, Hubei province, and other ...

The University of Connecticut’s “Biodiversity Bonanza” showcased the impressiveness and importance of natural history collections on Thursday, April 17.

On the 30th anniversary of the nation's worst act of domestic terrorism, the youngest survivors tell their stories of grief ...

Plant cells without walls, known as protoplasts, are very fragile, and it has been difficult to keep them alive under a ...

Scientists at Oak Ridge National Laboratory have developed the first-ever method of detecting ribonucleic acid, or RNA, ...

I spend a lot of time outside. I tend the garden, I walk the dog, I nerd out on nature, and I even manage to sit still and relax occasionally. These are all activities I am grateful to be able to ...

Among the diverse flora of Mexico, few plants are as iconic and culturally significant as the agave, specifically the blue ...

Imagine peering into your backyard after a rainstorm, watching earthworms wriggle through the soil. Suddenly, a question ...

The life of a plant scientist involves long hours in the lab, thinking up, designing, and monitoring experiments that might ...

Their findings open a new field for research and have already demonstrated practical applications, with the team increasing ...

Would you eat the forbidden fungi? Scientists have uncovered a mushroom-derived compound that seems to be the most bitter ...