As temperatures increase and snowpack declines, many alpine plants are at risk of extinction. Though adapted to harsh ...

Trees may look still and silent, but they’re engaged in a constant, complex dialogue—through air, soil, and even electricity.

David Kuchta, Ph.D. has 10 years of experience in gardening and has read widely in environmental history and the energy transition. An environmental activist since the 1970s, he is also a historian, ...

The plants will be assessed for biochemistry and gene expression during a few minutes of microgravity. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it ...

Your kids aren’t the only ones who feel like they’re coming alive when spring arrives—the natural world does, too. “Ultimately, spring is the return of the sun,” says Jack Dumbacher, curator of ...

Next time you pass a wheat field on a dewy morning, you might want to say “gesundheit.” The flinging effect, which can happen on healthy plants too, is the result of a quirk of fluid dynamics: When ...

Inexpensive, easy-to-use temperature controllers are able to provide reliable set temperatures for the detailed observation of developmental rates in response to different temperature treatments. A ...

From a telescope network that spans much of the globe to a psychology study that spans 67 countries, here are the biggest science experiments on the planet. When you purchase through links on our site ...

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Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Andréa Morris reports on emergent intelligence in diverse systems. Gagliano’s critics instead focus on her use of language. They ...