The growth form of giant kelp (Macrocystis pyrifera) is composed of shoots known as stipes instead of branches. From one ...

A team of researchers at the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA) has introduced a novel framework for monitoring ...

For riverside communities along the Amazon, fish is not a menu choice—it is a lifeline. Millions of people in the Brazilian ...

Can the bend of a banana give us insight into cancer? What does the shape of a rice grain have to do with infertility? The ...

Soybean cyst nematode (SCN) is among the most damaging pests affecting soybean crops around the world, with current ...

A new study reveals that habitat fragmentation can lead to sudden "tipping points" where a species' genetic health ...

Intact ecosystems have the capacity for self-regulation, which keeps their complex structure of species—such as animals, ...

A five-year study on California's Central Coast, led by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration and the Western Center for Food ...

The past three years have been the world's hottest on record by far, with 2025 almost tied with 2023 for second place. With ...

Researchers at the University of Vienna have uncovered a surprising phenomenon: polymer chains with segments that simply ...

From brightly colored textile dyes to persistent pesticides and antibiotics, many modern pollutants dissolved in water—such ...

During armed conflicts in Latin America, state forces, insurgents, and paramilitaries systematically employed massacres, ...