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09-25-2020

The History of Thyme (Plus Uses of Thyme)

Thyme is a beloved herb for many human beings on...

09-21-2020

What Is No-Till Farming? And Why Do Farmers Do It?

Until recently in human agricultural history, soil tilling was done...

09-15-2020

Rhubarb Benefits, Uses, and the Holy Grail of Pie

A traditional summer delicacy for some and a culinary curiosity...

09-03-2020

Borage Flower (Starflower) Gardening Tips and Uses

Borage flowers provide delightful splashes of blue for your garden....

08-28-2020

A Gardener’s Guide to Perennial Identification

As a plant geek and gardener, I get asked 'what...

08-24-2020

5 of the Most Poisonous Tropical Rainforest Plants

Plants, unlike animals, can’t run or hide when predators come...

08-20-2020

Top Uses for Ginseng

[Disclaimer: Nothing in this article should be taken as medical...

08-14-2020

How to Use Andrographis (For Health Benefits)

When it comes to preventative health care and holistic remedies,...

08-10-2020

The Beginner’s Guide to Plant Pots

Houseplants are decorations that liven up any indoor or outdoor...

The study has revealed that Arctic air pollution is much worse than what was previously realized.

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09-25-2020

Tree rings reveal the shocking extent of Arctic air pollution

An international team of researchers led by the University of Cambridge recently conducted the largest-ever...

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The researchers found that high-elevation biodiversity hotspots will be substantially reduced over the next three decades without urgent intervention.

09-24-2020 Plants

Biodiversity hotspots are shrinking in the Andes mountains

A new study published by Frontiers is one of the...

If you want to help protect butterflies from climate change, provide them with more shady places to keep cool, according to a new study from the University of Cambridge.

09-24-2020 Science

How to help protect butterflies: give them some shade

If you want to help protect butterflies from climate change,...

In a new study from the University of Queensland, experts describe how better conservation planning can improve the lives of humans while still protecting biodiversity.

09-22-2020 Environment

Conservation plans could benefit both nature and people

In a new study from the University of Queensland, experts...

The findings suggest planting trees on understocked forest land could substantially increase the country's overall carbon sequestration capacity.

09-22-2020 Plants

Fully stocking U.S. forests could reduce carbon emissions by 20 percent

Tree-planting projects have the potential to offset harmful carbon emissions...

Experts at Peter the Great St.Petersburg Polytechnic University (SPbPU) have developed a new mathematical model to predict economically important traits in crops.

09-19-2020 Plants

New model predicts economically important traits in crops

Experts at Peter the Great St.Petersburg Polytechnic University (SPbPU) have...

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Researchers have been training honeybees to pick up on the scent of specific crops to seek them out for pollination, and a new study from Cell Press suggests that this strategy is effective.

09-17-2020 Animals

Scientists train honeybees with scent to boost sunflower production

Researchers have been training honeybees to pick up on the...

An invasive beetle that has been destroying Guam's coconut trees for more than a decade has made an unexpected "host shift" to the endangered cycad tree, Cycas micronesica

09-16-2020 Plants

Invasive beetle turns its attention to Guam’s endangered cycad trees

An invasive beetle that has been destroying Guam's coconut trees...

The research indicates that pine needles could serve as a simple and inexpensive source for measuring air pollution.

09-16-2020 Plants

Pine needles can be used to measure air pollution

Evergreen trees hold a record of air quality in magnetic...

The introduction of invasive species through commercial transport is becoming increasingly common, and a new study has identified a potential source of nonnative plant invasions

09-14-2020 Plants

Invasive plant seeds are traveling to the U.S. in shipping containers

The introduction of invasive species through commercial transport is becoming...

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Among thousands of survey respondents who were pet owners, 90 percent said their pet helped them cope emotionally with the lockdown, while 96 percent said their pet helped keep them stay active and fit.

09-25-2020 Animals

Pet owners felt less lonely and stressed during COVID-19 lockdown

Pets played a role in protecting their owners from psychological...

The study revealed that a substantial decline in the body condition of the forest elephants has coincided with a drop in the productivity of fruit trees in the Lopé National Park in Gabon.

09-25-2020 Animals

African forest elephants are running out of fruit

Researchers at the University of Stirling have led an international...

A new study from the American Association for the Advancement of Science reveals that reduced noise pollution during COVID-19 restrictions gave some bird communities the opportunity to improve their songs.

09-24-2020 Animals

Birds emerged from COVID-19 shutdown with better songs

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

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09-25-2020 Plants

Tarawa Atoll in the Republic of Kiribati

09-24-2020 Environment

Global warming is turning the Arctic green

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

Today's Video of the Day from the American Chemical Society describes how shocking red and orange skies have appeared throughout areas of the western United States during devastating wildfires.

09-23-2020 Featured Videos

How did western wildfires turn the sky orange?

Today's Video of the Day from the American Chemical Society...

Today's Video of the Day from the National Science Foundation describes Floodbot, new technology that will serve as an early warning system for flash floods.

09-22-2020 Science

Floodbot uses social media to issue flash flood warnings

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

Today’s Video of the Day from NASA Goddard describes the largest-ever study of glacial lakes based on 30 years of satellite data.

09-21-2020 Environment

Glacial lakes are growing in number and size

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

Today's Video of the Day from the International Center for Radio Astronomy Research (ICRAR) features a time-lapse of more than 1,000 images captured at the Murchison Radio-astronomy Observatory in Western Australia.

09-19-2020 Science

The Outlier in Western Australia

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

Today's Video of the Day from the European Space Agency features a Copernicus Sentinel-2 view of the Vatnajökull ice cap in southeast Iceland.

09-18-2020 Nature

Earth from space: Vatnajökull, Iceland

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

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