Discovery of a Lystrosaurus embryo inside an egg proves early mammal relatives laid eggs and survived mass extinction through ...

Humans adjust to changes in temperature by putting on a sweater or taking off layers. Plants adjust to temperature changes, ...

How did a plant revered as a sacred medicine by Indigenous peoples across the Americas become one of the leading causes of death in contemporary society? Mario Zimmermann, assistant clinical professor ...

Did humans lose their sense of smell? A study on the Orang Asli people reveals that hunter-gatherers maintain ancestral smell ...

Using synchrotron X-ray CT scans of a fossilized, intact embryo, researchers found evidence that the plant-eating mammal ...

Michroma is tackling two of the biggest pain points in the shift away from synthetic dyes: performance and supply.

New genomic research traces coffee wilt disease’s outbreaks, showing gene swapping among Fusarium fungi and risks for African ...

Using chromosome-specific painting, researchers traced how chromosome number changed within the genus Medicago, which ...

Evolution occurs over millennia. Climate change is moving far faster. Scientists are working to close the gap.

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"How Flowers Made Our World: The Story of Nature's Revolutionaries" By David George Haskell (Viking, 352 pages, $32) David George Haskell will speak in Convocation Hall at Sewanee: The University of ...

Long before dinosaurs roamed the land, Earth looked very different from the planet we know today. Around 500 million years ago, most of Earth’s surface was bare rock and dry soil. There were no trees, ...