Seeds are the beginning of a plant’s life cycle, but a checklist of crucial steps needs to be taken to start their life cycle. First, the seed needs to be viable and mature. Second, it must get to a ...

Bat guano's minerals and nutrient content helps explain a disturbing shift in the diet of chimpanzees in the forests of Uganda.

Researchers have developed a new class of nontoxic, biodegradable solid lubricants that can be used to facilitate seed ...

Their seed dispersal strategies have helped these ubiquitous plants flourish all over the world, new research suggests ...

Researchers at North Carolina State University have created a new category of nontoxic, biodegradable solid lubricants ...

Don't be disappointed if all the fluffy seeds of a dandelion don't fly away with a single blow. The gust of wind from your lungs may be strong, but the dandelion's natural desire to control how its ...

Gamma ray bursts are some of the most powerful explosions in the universe, unleashing as much energy in mere seconds as the Sun will in its entire 10 billion year lifespan. Typically, they’re produced ...

A widely shared video on X, formerly Twitter, claims that British police demanded a teenage girl hand over her phone after she viewed a social media post. According to the West Midlands police, the ...

Dozens of House Democrats voted Friday to oppose a resolution honoring Charlie Kirk and condemning political violence following his assassination last week in Utah. The overwhelming majority of those ...

Virgo season began with a new moon, and now it’s ending with one, too. On September 21, the skies will deliver a rare encore: the second consecutive Virgo new moon, this one supercharged as a solar ...