Giant African rats, already used to sniff out land mines, can do the same for smuggled rhino horns, elephant tusks and other ...

A new comprehensive study of “decoupling” finds that for 30% of the regions studied, the answer is yes. But the remaining ...

One of humanity’s greatest achievements over the past 50 years has been reducing global hunger—there are around 300 million ...

Researchers explore the potential of electro-agriculture—ie., growing crops in the dark; early research shows promising ...

A little over 1.5 cups of a yellow powder made of tiny porous polymer particles can capture as much carbon dioxide in a year ...

Each year, hundreds of millions of monarch butterflies over several generations find their way to the high mountains of central Mexico. There, they overwinter by clinging to the branches of the sacred ...

A new study projects large drops in 'outdoor days' in the southeastern US and an increase in the Northwest toward the end of ...

Chickpea plants excel under pressure. Now, researchers have identified the genetic machinery behind their resilience, which ...

First, researchers identified the genes behind the 'DMSP' molecule in the wild plants; then they found a way to transfer its benefits to crops stressed out from drought and salinity. A tantalizing new ...