Over 150 years ago, a fossilized organism known as Prototaxites emerged as an enigma regarding what early land life may have been like. As an organism that appeared to grow up through Earth’s crust in ...

With a synchronized tap from run-of-the-mill hammers on metal plates resting on the ground, researchers kneeling in nine fields across four continents believe they’ve hit upon more than just the earth ...

If you grow houseplants, you probably know that sinking feeling you get when you notice the almost imperceivable movement of a dot, fine webbing between a leaf and its stem, or a leaf that just looks ...

This specific iconography of subjugation — a bound captive struck by a weapon — has deep roots in Egyptian state ideology. It ...

Growing demand for eco-conscious turf care and soil management highlights a shift toward sustainable materials and ...

Corn is a colossal grain in the global food and feed chain, with the U.S. producing roughly 30% of the world's supply, or ...

In the days since last week’s fatal landslides at Mount Maunganui, there has been widespread discussion about what may have caused the slopes above the campground to fail, including the possible role ...

Scientists have successfully grown plants in space, raising new questions about food beyond Earth. This video explores how ...

On a talus-strewn slope in eastern California’s mountains, a gnarled tree twists toward the sky. It is Methuselah, a Great ...

A root nodule on a legume tree where symbiotic bacteria fix nitrogen from the atmosphere into a form of nitrogen that the trees can use to grow. Legume trees are abundant in tropical forests and can ...

There's nothing cuter than a newborn baby, especially when that newborn baby happens to be an adorable baby donkey who has legs that look somehow too long for her body. Little baby Genevieve was born ...