The scale invariance in branch diameter dictates how much smaller a limb should be as it branches and how much investment a ...

Trees depicted in the artwork of famous painters like Leonardo da Vinci and Piet Mondrian follow the math behind their branching pattern in nature, a new study says. At such a critical moment in US ...

New research suggests male baleen whales looking for love sing a different tune when attracting a mate, and it all depends on ...

Killer whales are the only natural predator of baleen whales—those that have "baleen" in their mouths to sieve their plankton ...

The math that describes the branching pattern of trees in nature also holds for trees depicted in art—and may even underlie ...

At other branches of NOAA, international contact is facing heavy scrutiny, raising questions about how easily scientists could carry out work to monitor weather and atmospheric conditions.

When you're new to the plant game, though, it can feel overwhelming when people talk about things like "indirect light" or an "internode." Internodes are the areas between the nodes (more on nodes ...

During the mid 1960s, Fredonia State College was in expansion mode. The University system implemented the legal authority of emanate domain to consume about a dozen homes on the east side of Temple ...

The world’s largest agricultural boom is transforming a vast savanna of hidden wonders. Here’s what happens when progress ...

Donald Trump secured the transfer of Marc Fogel, an American detainee in Russia, back to the United States. A U.S. official ...

Protesters marched around the North Carolina State Capitol building on Wednesday, part of a nationwide series of ...

Trump last week nominated the scientist Neil Jacobs to lead the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, a vast organization within the Commerce Department that includes the National Weather ...