The real world analog of "Common Side Effects" underscores the loss of biodiversity before we even know what's gone ...

Trees give us wood for housing, business and transportation structures. Because we can plant more trees, wood is considered a ...

The New Jersey and Long Island Pine Barrens are among the most flammable forests in the country and are often the site of the largest fires in our area.

Discusses the temperate deciduous forest biome, highlighting its seasonal changes and the interdependence of plant and animal ...

Discover how the right protein sources can contribute to a longer life for different age groups and improve health outcomes.

It sometimes takes a living fossil to make some of the most interesting findings about life and evolution ... evidence for a new DNA marker in plants or animals with a very important function ...

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They'll be about creating creatures for human spectacle, with insufficient attention to the costs and opportunity costs to human and animal life.' These ancient giants haven't roamed the Earth for ...

Perhaps we can relax and leave it to the geneticists to apply their magic and bring all these species back to life after we have killed them off ... We might be fascinated for a moment to see these ...

Identify the plant, learn its cycle and uproot it, cut it down, whatever works at that stage in its life cycle ... planted as an ornamental, used for animal feed and planted to control erosion ...

Jellyfish are among the oldest animals on Earth ... and influences transitions between different life stages. The complex life cycle begins with tiny larvae that settle on solid surfaces and ...

The scent of blooming flowers and fresh plant life is not just a perk of springtime ... New research reveals how the daily cycles of plant aromas are linked to the dietary habits and evolution ...