Evolution is often depicted as a steady forward march from simple to complex forms. But new research shows that certain ferns ...

Luckily, this won't happen until at least 1.6 billion years from now, suggests new research from University of Chicago ...

A new study provides the first comprehensive global estimates of the amount of water stored in Earth's plants and the amount of time it takes for that water to flow through them. The information is a ...

Children and scientists discover how wasps trick ants into protecting their larvae, changing our understanding of nature's ...

The ground on Mars is full of nitrogen, a vital component for planet life, raising hopes that it might be more hospitable ...

The grounds of Unity Christian High School became home to 26 new trees as of this fall after students in Kevin Haan’s earth ...

A mere 90 million years ago, Antarctica was a radically different place. Instead of being a polar desert characterized by ...

It is a sealed container, 300mm wide and 450mm tall, designed to create an Earth-like environment in space, except without gravity.

If you like the smell of spring roses, the sounds of summer birdsong, and the colors of fall foliage, you have the stabilization of the ozone layer to thank for it. Located in the stratosphere, where ...

ISRO achieves a breakthrough in space agriculture as cowpea seeds germinate aboard PSLV-C60's POEM-4 platform, paving the way for sustainable life support systems in space exploration.

ISRO has also achieved a breakthrough in space agriculture with the Compact Research Module for Orbital Plant Studies (CROPS) ...