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04-19-2019

Introduction To Using Chinese Herbs

Originating in ancient China, traditional Chinese medicine has evolved over...

04-15-2019

Can Dogs Eat Bananas and Other Fruits?

Most dogs really love food. We train them using food,...

04-09-2019

How To Grow Hanging Plants At Home

You live in an urban landscape. Your workday is long...

03-27-2019

Alpine Plants To Look For When Hiking

The alpine zone is a region or biome of that...

03-25-2019

Top 3 Dangerous Jungle Plants

Organisms in the jungle are in intense competition with each...

03-21-2019

Carnivorous Plants You Can Keep at Home

If you’re looking for a unique and interesting houseplant, it’s...

03-14-2019

Benefits and Uses of the Sage Herb

Sage, or Salvia officinalis, is a part of the mint...

03-08-2019

What’s So Great About the Jasmine Flower?

Jasmine has been cultivated and prized by humans for millennia....

03-03-2019

How to Stock Your Pantry by Drying Herbs

Though picking fresh herbs for each meal is ideal, that's...

The mutually beneficial relationship between flowering plants and pollinating insects is the result of millions of years of coevolution.

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04-15-2019

Pollinators existed long before flowers, new research suggests

Which came first, the flower or the pollinator? The mutually beneficial relationship between angiosperms (flowering...

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Even when you can’t see them, fungi are all around you. Most plants are host to many different species of fungi, living within and between their cells.

04-15-2019 Plants

Fungi are everywhere… even when you can’t see them

Even when you can’t see them, fungi are all around...

Researchers have discovered that receptors in plant cells identify bacteria through simple molecular building blocks.

04-12-2019 Plants

Plants have sophisticated immune systems to defend themselves

It has been well documented that plants can defend themselves...

Pollinators like bees and butterflies promote flower growth whereas harmful herbivores promote the production of offspring via self-pollination.

04-12-2019 Plants

Pollinators and herbivores have very different effects on flower traits

A new study from the American Association for the Advancement...

The so-called sixth mass extinction may have first caught flame at the end of the last ice age, but it's turned into an inferno in today's warming world.

04-11-2019 Environment

How humans hunted, farmed and warmed their way to the 6th mass extinction

The so-called sixth mass extinction may have first caught flame...

This shift has been largely due to the impact of human activities including fire suppression, increased nitrogen deposition, and climate change.

04-11-2019 Environment

The composition of North American forests have been altered

According to a new study from the American Association for...

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Ozone forms when nitrogen oxide from vehicle emissions reacts with volatile organic compounds, some of which come from plants.

04-10-2019 Environment

Severe drought conditions impact ozone pollution levels

While atmospheric ozone serves as a vital barrier protecting the...

A new study found that eating garlic can combat age-related changes in gut bacteria that are associated with memory issues.

04-09-2019 Plants

Garlic can enhance memory by improving gut health

A new study found that eating garlic can combat age-related...

A growing number of women are using marijuana as a treatment for morning sickness during pregnancy, but experts warn it isn't safe.

04-09-2019 Plants

Marijuana is not a safe treatment for pregnancy morning sickness

A growing number of women are using marijuana as a...

Researchers may have discovered a way to slow down the spread of lung cancer with capsaicin, the same compound that makes chili peppers hot and spicy.

04-08-2019 Plants

Spicy chili pepper compound slows the progression of lung cancer

Lung cancer is the deadliest cancer among both men and...

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According to a new study from the University of New Hampshire, 14 wild bee species in New England are currently in trouble.

04-20-2019 Animals

More than a dozen wild bee species are on the decline

According to a new study from the University of New...

A team of researchers has found that domestic cats who spend time outdoors are three times more likely to pick up contagious diseases compared to indoor-only cats.

04-20-2019 Animals

Outdoor cats are 3 times more likely to carry infections that cause disease

A team of researchers at Auburn University has found that...

Researchers looking for mammoth tusks in Russia uncovered a 42,000-year-old frozen foal carcass that still contains liquid blood and urine.

04-19-2019 Science

42,000-year-old horse still contains liquid blood and urine

As we reported, researchers looking for mammoth tusks in Russia...

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04-21-2019 Environment

Common sleep myths can harm your health

04-20-2019 Science

NASA satellites help improve lives back at home

Today's Video of the Day from NASA introduces Space For...

Today's Video of the Day from the European Space Agency features Easter Island, which was named on Easter Sunday when Europeans arrived in the 1700s.

04-19-2019 Science

Easter Island from space

Today's Video of the Day from the European Space Agency...

04-18-2019 Science

Lunar water may be available for space exploration

Today’s Video of the Day from the NASA Goddard Space...

04-17-2019 Science

What motivates the brain to focus on certain things?

Today’s Video of the Day from the Zuckerman Institute describes...

04-16-2019 Science

Science helps to keep America a global leader

Today's Video of the Day from the National Science Foundation...

Today’s Video of the Day from UT Southwestern Medical Center describes how alternative medicines may affect cancer patients.

04-15-2019 Science

Alternative medicines are not always safe for cancer patients

Today's Video of the Day from UT Southwestern Medical Center...

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