A groundbreaking study led by Bar-Ilan University reveals that starch-rich plants played a central role in the diet of ...

from microbes and fungi to plants and invertebrates, fish, birds and mammals. "It is one of the largest syntheses of the human impacts on biodiversity ever conducted worldwide," says Florian ...

even though they still contain many compounds found in the unprocessed plant that are potentially beneficial for human health, as the study showed. "The phytochemical compounds identified in the ...

Understanding the material basis of adaptive evolution has been a central goal in biology dating back to at least the time of ...

Many native plants are missing from habitats where they should thrive – even in wilder areas. Why? Human actions such as ...

from microbes and fungi to plants and invertebrates, fish, birds and mammals. "It is one of the largest syntheses of the human impacts on biodiversity ever conducted worldwide," says Florian ...

Young plants that resist disease grow fewer flowers later, limiting their reproduction. Adult plants resist disease without this cost.

Researchers suggest that ground-based mammals fared better than their arboreal relatives during the end-Cretaceous extinction thanks to their lifestyle.

The entomologist urges everyone to make their yard more ecofriendly by planting plants that provide food for insects.

While the topic of this book might seem a little depressing, it is really a powerful wake-up call to all of us, based on the ...