Environmental DNA harvested from the ocean, land and air can help scientists monitor wildlife. The challenge is figuring out how to interpret this eDNA.

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Caribou and muskoxen significantly affect Arctic plant growth, revealing their overlooked role in climate impacts.

Researchers discovered that animal color vision evolved long before colorful fruits and flowers, with warning and sexual ...

A new study finds that the disturbance-demanding plant species oak, hazel and yew were abundant in Europe's forests before modern humans arrived, strengthening the argument that ancient vegetation was ...

A UC Berkeley-led citizen science project has discovered at least four outbreaks of a new, potentially more aggressive form ...

Since soon after our planet formed, Earth's 4.6 billion-year-long history was dominated by single-celled life. Something ...

A new study suggests that extreme temperatures could lead to a mass extinction event, ending the reign of humans and mammals ...

Two small molecules that are produced by the plant Arabidopsis thaliana are shown to have the opposite effect on how fast its leaves age. The molecules are peptides, short chains of amino acids. While ...

Growing up in a rural part of the Midlands, Led Zeppelin frontman Robert Plant wasn’t spoilt for choice when attending ... the flesh was an even more vital right of passage in his young life. During ...

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Growing indoor plants is addictive. Once you’ve got one it’s hard to stop, and before you know it you’re starting to look at every room in your home as a potential growing space. But your desire for ...