Science

A native prickly pear cactus (Opuntia humifusa) on the left, thrives next to non-native horticultural varieties of succulent stonecrop species…

A first of its kind study of the 2019-2020 ‘Black Summer’ bushfires in Australia has revealed that the tourism industry…

A cutting-edge tool to view planets outside our solar system has passed two key tests ahead of its launch as…

Timeline of new and published genomes. (A) 204 newly reported genomes (black circles) are shown alongside published genomes (gray circles),…

Poison ivy ranks among the most medically problematic plants. Up to 50 million people worldwide suffer annually from rashes caused…

NASA is wrapping up the initial phase of its Fission Surface Power Project, which focused on developing concept designs for a…

by Daniel Neman, St. Louis Post-Dispatch The status of one species has gone from “extinct in the wild” to “endangered,”…

Nanoclusters (NCs) are crystalline materials that typically exist on the nanometer (10-9 m) scale. They are composed of atoms or…

Plants will play a crucial role in space exploration because they provide a source of fresh food for astronauts, revitalize…

Scientists have plucked 25 extremely rare red handfish from the ocean off Australia, hoping to protect the struggling species from…