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01-12-2021

Most Popular Thank You Flowers

Saying thank you can feel like a big undertaking. Maybe...

12-25-2020

20+ Types of Thank You Flowers

When you want to show appreciation for someone, the gift...

12-11-2020

Top 15 Plants for a DIY Nursery

Plant nurseries are places where plants are propagated and grown...

11-26-2020

Perennial Vegetables to Grow in North America

Imagine harvesting fresh veggies from your garden each summer without...

11-18-2020

10 Surprising Purslane Benefits

Purslane is a common herb that’s renowned for its medicinal...

11-12-2020

Holly Leaf History

Holly has integrated itself so well into mainstream culture, you...

11-04-2020

How to Get Your Yucca Plant to Flower

Yucca is a common succulent closely related to agaves. There...

10-27-2020

Top Bay Leaf Benefits

If you’ve ever accidentally chomped down onto a bay leaf,...

temperate deciduous forest plants autumn fall

10-21-2020

Interesting Plants Found in Temperate Deciduous Forests

There are some incredibly interesting plants found in temperate deciduous...

The experts report that drinking two cups of oolong tea per day triggers the breakdown of fat overnight.

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01-14-2021

Oolong tea burns fat while you sleep

Oolong tea burns fat while you sleep. Researchers at the University of Tsukuba have found...

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A diet rich in plant-based foods has been linked to an abundance of healthy gut microbes that are associated with a lower risk of obesity, type 2 diabetes, and cardiovascular disease.

01-11-2021 Lifestyle

Plant-based diet helps protect against chronic diseases

A diet rich in plant-based foods has been linked to...

Plants including maize, beans, and Arabidopsis prefer nitrogen in the form of nitrate, and grow better on soil that is rich in nitrate

01-05-2021 Plants

Plants adjust roots to reach their preferred form of nitrogen

Nitrogen is considered to be the most essential nutrient for...

A new study from Penn State has produced a potential solution to the issue of black pod disease among cacao trees

12-29-2020 Science

Scientists identify a compound that protects cacao trees from disease

A new study from Penn State has produced a potential...

The ability of a species to resist nonadapted pathogens, also known as nonhost resistance, is an important plant defense strategy that remains elusive.

12-29-2020 Plants

How do plants develop resistance to potentially deadly pathogens?

Pathogens like bacteria and viruses do not affect all plants...

In a new study from the American Phytopathological Society, scientists have discovered that the benefits of PGPB can be increased when they are grouped together with other species of bacteria.

12-28-2020 Plants

Bacteria work better together to improve crops

Some bacteria can boost plant health and provide protection from...

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Researchers at the German Center for Integrative Biodiversity Research have conducted the most comprehensive assessment of plants in Germany that has ever been carried out.

12-17-2020 Plants

Plant diversity is declining at a steady rate across Germany

Researchers at the German Center for Integrative Biodiversity Research have...

Forests were expanding and thriving during the disappearance of dinosaurs about 66 million years ago, according to a new study from McGill University

12-16-2020 Plants

When the dinosaurs vanished, forests expanded and thrived

Forests were expanding and thriving during the disappearance of dinosaurs...

In a new study from UC Santa Barbara, scientists have uncovered new details about the 9,000-year-old history of corn

12-15-2020 Plants

Scientists use genomic testing to trace the history of corn

In a new study from UC Santa Barbara, scientists have...

In a breakthrough study, experts at the University of Delaware have identified the powerhouse plants that are most critically needed to support food webs across the United States

12-14-2020 Plants

Powerhouse plants support insects and the entire food chain

In a breakthrough study, experts at the University of Delaware...

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Despite the fact that more than 3,000 animals are classified as endangered and hundreds more are vulnerable, ecological scientists do not have tools that can reliably predict when specific populations are at risk.

01-18-2021 Animals

New models will help identify potentially endangered animals

Despite the fact that more than 3,000 animals are classified...

Scientists at São Paulo State University have found that large mammals fertilize the soil in tropical forests

01-17-2021 Animals

Fruit-eating mammals fertilize the soil in tropical forests

Scientists at São Paulo State University have found that large...

In an exciting new study from UC Berkeley, PhD candidate Rebecca Brunner has discovered the same "dancing" behavior among glass frogs in Ecuador.

01-16-2021 Animals

Glass frogs wave their hands and feet to attract mates

Glass frogs wave their hands and feet to attract mates....

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01-18-2021 Plants

The fascinating landscapes of the Moon

Today's Video of the Day from the European Space Agency features the Tanezrouft Basin, which is one of the most barren parts of the Sahara Desert.

01-15-2021 Science

Tanezrouft Basin in the Sahara Desert

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

01-14-2021 Environment

Plants cannot keep up with rising CO2 levels

Today's Video of the Day from NASA Goddard describes how...

Today's Video of the Day describes the NASA Goddard Earth Sciences Division, which consists of 1,400 scientists who share a common goal of being the most trusted source of environmental information.

01-13-2021 Environment

The largest collection of Earth scientists on the planet

Today's Video of the Day describes the NASA Goddard Earth...

Today's Video of the Day from NASA Goddard describes the Hubble Ultra Deep Field, one of the most iconic images captured by the Hubble Space Telescope.

01-12-2021 Science

NASA telescope will capture millions of galaxies

Today's Video of the Day from NASA Goddard describes the...

01-11-2021 Featured Videos

Looking inside of a mini-brain

Today's Video of the Day from the Wyss Center for...

Today's Video of the Day from NASA Goddard describes the Outer Planet Atmospheres Legacy (OPAL) project, which was designed to obtain to help experts investigate the atmospheric dynamics and evolution of Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, and Neptune.

01-10-2021 Science

Observing the outer planets

Today's Video of the Day from NASA Goddard describes the...

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