More than 2.3 million ancient genetic switches discovered in plants reveal how key growth controls endured 300 million years ...

You can hand all your hard-earned dollars over to the grocery store during cherry season, or you can grow your own. Here's ...

Four-leaf clovers have become symbols of good luck for many St. Patrick’s Day enthusiasts. Businesses decorate their windows with these rare plant mutations and children find themselves painting the ...

Last week, as I was scouring our backyard for signs of spring, I was pleasantly surprised to notice an inconspicuous purple flower popping up in a few isolated spots. The ...

A study from Kobe University has uncovered a surprising partnership between Japanese red elder plants and Heterhelus beetles.

The warming world has disrupted the timing for plant and animal reproduction, and it's usually bad news for species that ...

Amazon mollies don't need a man, and never will. A new study finds they can purge and repair genetic mutations that would otherwise plague a self-cloning species.

Every aquarium owner hopes for one thing. A perfectly clean tank that somehow takes care of itself. It sounds ideal, but ...

The Amazon rainforest is often associated with jaguars, parrots, and towering trees. Yet the majority of animal life in this ...

A fire has burned over 25,000 acres in Florida's Big Cypress National Preserve. Established in 1974, the preserve protects ...

Hammerhead worms are invasive flatworms that reproduce by cloning themselves through fragmentation. With little genetic diversity but powerful regenerative abilities and even neurotoxins, these ...

Scientists are closer to being able to grow crops on the moon after successfully cultivating chickpeas in simulated lunar ...