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07-04-2019

How To Plan and Start Growing an Herb Garden

Diving into the world of herbs is fascinating. Herbs can...

06-29-2019

What Is Terrace Farming?

People around the world have discovered clever ways to farm...

06-28-2019

Top 5 Lavender Plant Uses

If you’ve ever walked past a lavender plant, you’ll know...

Researchers have mapped the genome of the poppy plant which could help make effective pain treatment production easier and widely accessible.

06-20-2019

History of the Poppy Flower

The history of the poppy flower is a rich one....

06-19-2019

How Do Pineapples Grow?

The pineapple is a tropical fruit that travels far in...

06-15-2019

What Is Chaga? Intro to the Alaskan Medicinal Mushroom

If you haven’t heard of chaga, you aren’t alone. This...

06-07-2019

Guide to Identifying Tree Fungus (and the 3 Most Common Types)

What’s growing on that tree? This is a question you...

06-05-2019

Top 5 Uses For Bamboo Plants

Belonging to a subfamily of grass, bamboo is one of...

05-25-2019

What Is the Best Rope Plant?

Plants have provided humans with some of the most important...

Trillions of cigarette butts are littered around the world every year, and it's having a negative effect on plant growth.

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07-21-2019

Trillions of cigarette butts are littered each year and it’s killing plants

An estimated 4.5 trillion cigarette butts are littered around the world every year. They don’t...

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An international team of researchers has found that rising CO2 levels could substantially reduce the availability of nutrients such as protein, iron, and zinc.

07-20-2019 Environment

The world’s most critical nutrients will be limited by rising CO2 levels

An international team of researchers has found that rising CO2...

A study from the University of California Riverside has confirmed that Joshua trees are unable to adapt to climate change.

07-19-2019 Plants

Joshua trees may not exist by the end of the century

A study from the University of California Riverside has confirmed...

Two new organisms are seemingly relatives of an ancient organism that resembled the human-eating “triffid,” the carnivorous plant from the sci-fi novel The Day of the Triffids.

07-18-2019 Plants

Newly-discovered organisms are relatives to real-life carnivorous plant

A team of researchers from the University of British Columbia...

A popular plant extract found in grapes and red wine could help Mars explorers stay strong during the nine-month journey from Earth to the Red planet.

07-18-2019 Science

Plant extract could help Mars astronauts stay strong during space travel

A popular plant extract found in grapes and red wine...

Researchers describe a novel approach to sampling neonicotinoids and other pesticides in plants – potentially explaining how bees are exposed to these chemicals.

07-17-2019 Science

New plant probe can help track pesticides that may be harmful to bees

“Bee populations are declining at an alarming rate,” is a...

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A new study led by Brown University has revealed that many conifer species will be threatened with extinction by 2070 as a result of climate change.

07-15-2019 Plants

Many conifer species are on the road to extinction from climate change

A new study led by Brown University has revealed that...

A fossilized lily discovered near Crato, Brazil is about 115 million years old, according to researchers. (Image credit: Museum für Naturkunde Berlin)

07-14-2019 Plants

Fossilized lily grew 115 million years ago in Brazil

A stone quarry in Brazil unearthed a breathtaking find: a...

Two plants which have not shared a common ancestor in 400 million years still use the same defense against an aggressive pathogen that causes serious disease.

07-12-2019 Plants

Plants that diverged 400 million of years ago share the same pathogen defense

Researchers at the University of Cambridge have discovered that two...

A new study has found that wildfires have a negative impact on key night-time pollinators: moths.

07-12-2019 Environment

Wildfires negatively impact nighttime moth pollination

Pollinators like bees and butterflies often get the spotlight in...

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An 80-million-year-old dinosaur nesting site has revealed that mothers worked in groups to protect their eggs just like some birds do today.

07-19-2019 Animals

Mother dinosaurs may have protected their nests in groups

An 80-million-year-old dinosaur nesting site in the Gobi Desert of...

According to a report in the Denver Post, red-wing blackbirds have been randomly swooping down and attacking walkers and joggers near Sloan's Lake.

07-19-2019 Animals

Red-wing blackbirds are sneak attacking Denver residents

According to a report in the Denver Post, red-wing blackbirds...

Many universities have initiated "Pet Your Stress Away" programs to give college students the opportunity to interact with cats and dogs to help alleviate stress.

07-19-2019 Animals

Interacting with animals can significantly reduce stress

Many universities have initiated "Pet Your Stress Away" programs to...

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07-15-2019 Science

The Northwest Passage Project

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