Ancient wooden tools found at a site in Gantangqing in southwestern China are approximately 300,000 years old, new dating has ...

And now, in a triumph of cross-border collaboration, an international team, armed with a rich Chinese fossil record and ...

Over three billion people currently suffer from micronutrient deficiencies, despite apparent caloric sufficiency in food production. This phenomenon, commonly termed "hidden hunger", is attributed to ...

When you see those gleaming solar panels stretched across rooftops and sprawling solar farms, what comes to mind? Clean ...

biological weathering—the breakdown of rocks by living things. Burrowing animals help water and air get into rock, and plant roots can grow into cracks in the rock, making it split. The accumulation ...

New research from Northern Arizona University points to the idea that, under some conditions, plants can "curate" their ...

And menopause itself isn’t the only culprit behind hair shifts as you get older. Other factors linked with aging can affect ...

Stanford researchers discovered how plant cells decide whether to form breathing pores based on size and neighbor signals.

The plant microbiome, consisting of diverse microbial communities associated with plant roots, leaves, and internal tissues, ...

Careful timing ensures crops can handle a little heat. But recently, sudden heat waves and long-lasting ones in already warm ...