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As the festive season approaches, the demand for pets as holiday gifts tends to spike. People can be drawn to exotic or ...

The model, say its creators, is a smart technological breakthrough that can drive discovery and innovation in plant science and potentially across the study of invertebrates and bacteria.

The pupils of Fangcaodi International School, a state-run primary school in Beijing with an emphasis on science education, have closely followed China’s recent lunar endeavours. In June ...

The gene plays an important role in photosynthesis, the process plants use to convert sunlight, carbon dioxide, and water into glucose ­— the building block for cellulose, starch, and other ...

Apparently, moths feel the same way about plants. When some plants are dehydrated or under some other form of stress, they cry a mournful melody made of ultrasonic clicks. Some moths are able to ...

Now, researchers detail a possible solution that doesn't require genetic modification to make rice plants thrive in these ... from the National Natural Science Foundation of China, Natural Science ...

scientists are sounding the alarm about its potentially devastating impact on the world's food supply. In a paper published by Trends in Plant Science, an international team of researchers warns ...

No, the controversy doesn’t require them to weigh in on whether this care is good or bad policy, to address the science behind it, or even to take sides on a political, social, and medical ...

A longtime volunteer photographer for a variety of East Side Madison festivals and nonprofits is suing a couple for defamation after the pair accused him of making sexually suggestive comments to ...

The gene, which scientists named Booster, also increased the biomass of another plant species, Arabidopsis, or thale cress, indicating the potential for higher yields from other crops if successful on ...