It’s easy to see the allure of a digital master gardener that’s on call 24/7 to tackle any botanical crisis, free of charge.

Deep within the lush ecosystem of Kibale Forest National Park, a remarkable story of survival, instinct and natural medicine unfolds every day.While many visitors come for the thrill of tracking ...

According to Smithsonian Magazine, a new study suggests that some African forest elephants in Gabon may target banana and ...

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The California city of Whittier swung to Democrats this spring, spurred by ICE raids and by anger toward election rules that ...

Cities must not confuse beauty with ecology; Bengaluru’s flowering trees are lovely, but unchecked ornamental planting of Tabebuia Rosea needs a rethink.

As temperatures begin to rise, flowers begin to bloom, people flock to the great outdoors...and snakes start to emerge. Snakes are an important part of our ecosystem, regardless of how you feel about ...

Identification of microbes joins together the discipline of microbiology with the study of infectious diseases. Methods of reliable and accurate microbial identification are valuable to a wide range ...

Imagine you’re blindfolded in an archery contest. How likely are you to hit your target — or any target? Obviously, you’d be unlikely to succeed, and any accuracy would be pure luck. Like archery, ...

Direct reprogramming (DR) bypasses induced pluripotent stem cells to convert somatic cells directly into target cells, but identifying effective small molecules for DR remains challenging. Here, the ...