My colleague and I have published a new study of cactus flowers which may help explain the conundrum. For more than a century ...

My colleague and I have published a new study of cactus flowers which may help explain the conundrum. For more than a century ...

Giving your living space a "swarm" reception! Here's how a Princeton University team is blending art and robotics, creating a blooming "swarm garden". 🌸 ...

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A new species of Osbeckia, O. zubeengargiana was discovered in Assam and published on 13 March 2026 in Phytotaxa, a peer-reviewed scientific journal.

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We found that for a few hours when the tide went down and the seagrasses were in very shallow water in tide pools, the water temperature went up to about 41°C. “That’s really, really hot. When I put ...

Explore the world's oldest forests, from Australia's 180-million-year-old Daintree to Japan's Yakushima with trees over 7,000 years old, each offering unique ecosystems and wildlife.

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Lantana camara is one of those plants that experienced gardeners overlook and beginners have never heard of. Yet this ...

It’s the only known land plant that’s found a way (evolutionarily speaking) to supercharge rubisco by concentrating CO2 around the enzyme. Now, an international team of scientists says it has figured ...