Rock daisies quickly conquered deserts — but the rest of the plants aren’t likely to adapt to an increasingly arid world
Today's plants are likely poorly equipped to withstand rising aridity unless they come preadapted.
Today's plants are likely poorly equipped to withstand rising aridity unless they come preadapted.
The discovery of forgotten photos is helping archaeologists piece together prehistoric burial practices.
The Stone Age tool manufacturing workshop produced standardized handaxes, showing our earliest ancestors were much more forward thinking than we...
Residues from 2,500-year-old ceramic vessels still contain the ingredients used by craftsmen to embalm the dead.
The findings could finally explain, at least partly, mysterious near-death experiences some people have.
Among them, you'll find ET or even Jesus.
Untangling the origin of the universe may be as simple as retracing your steps.
Steel is the world's most important engineering and construction material. But manufacturing it is extremely polluting.
Trust keeps the fabric of society from tearing. But can you judge trust from appearance alone?
The discovery of ice in the darkest, coldest regions of a molecular cloud opens a new window into the origin...
AI is yet again redrawing the boundaries of what we call 'art'.
The amphibious drone was inspired by the kingfisher and the suckerfish.
A lot of bold claims have been made about the psychological impact of standing tall with a puffed chest and...
Osmosis -- the natural movement of water into a solution through a semipermeable membrane -- is central to all of...
Borax is a versatile mineral that has been used for centuries for a variety of purposes, from cleaning to preserving...
There are about six times more wild birds than humans on planet Earth.
In Cameroon, some frogs are nothing like the benign variety we're used to.
It could amplify the negative side effects and inhibit the positive effects of prescription drugs.
From humble beginnings as caterpillars, these insects undergo a remarkable metamorphosis that turns them into one of nature's most elegant...
Mitochondrial DNA is inherited only from the mother, and there's a lot we can learn starting from this basic fact.
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