Ecology

Biologists Construct Groundbreaking Tree of Life Using 1.8 Billion Letters of Genetic Code

Science
Dr. Sarah Adams

A new study by 279 scientists, led by the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew, has updated our understanding of the flowering plant tree ...

Why you should celebrate climate change optimism

U.S.
Amanda Smith

Earth Day: 5 facts on evolution of pollution awareness Discover how Earth Day evolved from an awareness campaign aimed at college students ...

UF scientists hope to stop lethal bronzing disease in Florida palms

Science
Dr. Sarah Adams

Phipps Park in West Palm offers skating, exercise stations, baseball Phipps Park in West Palm Beach is host to a skate park, ...

Nature Is Behaving Strangely and Scientists Don’t Know Why

Science
Dr. Sarah Adams

In Danish meadows and pastures, despite expectations that competition would favor plants dispersing heavy seeds and having thin leaves, the opposite is ...

A New Force of Nature Is Reshaping the Planet

Science
Dr. Sarah Adams

Scientists Erle Ellis has synthesized interdisciplinary research to illustrate how human cultural practices have historically enabled the transformation of ecosystems, advancing from ...

Viral polar bear on ice photo a reminder of climate change effects

Entertainment
Laura Davis

A stunning photo of a polar bear drifting off to sleep on a bed of ice won the Natural History Museum’s 2023 ...

Elevated black carbon levels found in several MS cities

Health
Rachel Carter

Elevated levels of black carbon, a factor in cancer risk and climate change, were found in several towns and cities in Mississippi, ...

A giant tyrannosaur from the Campanian–Maastrichtian of southern North America and the evolution of tyrannosaurid gigantism

Science
Dr. Sarah Adams

Brusatte, S. L. et al. Tyrannosaur paleobiology: New research on ancient exemplar organisms. Science 329, 1481–1485 (2010). Article  ADS  CAS  PubMed  Google ...

MSU digs up hidden, buried bottles as part of Beal Seed Experiment

Science
Dr. Sarah Adams

In 1879, botanist William J. Beal filled 20 bottles with soil and seeds and buried them on what is now MSU’s campus ...

Plants Might Be Able To Absorb More CO2 Than Expected

Science
Dr. Sarah Adams

Recent research indicates that plants could absorb more atmospheric CO2 than previously believed, providing a hopeful perspective on climate change mitigation. However, ...