Ecology
Orangutan seen healing face wound with medicinal plant for first time
World
A Sumatran orangutan was seen using a medicinal plant to heal a facial wound at an Indonesian research site in a first ...
Biologists Construct Groundbreaking Tree of Life Using 1.8 Billion Letters of Genetic Code
Science
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.
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
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
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
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
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
Elevated levels of black carbon, a factor in cancer risk and climate change, were found in several towns and cities in Mississippi, ...
MSU digs up hidden, buried bottles as part of Beal Seed Experiment
Science
In 1879, botanist William J. Beal filled 20 bottles with soil and seeds and buried them on what is now MSU’s campus ...