Chemists at Emory University have invented a reaction to streamline the total synthesis of a compound, phaeocaulisin A, ...

A university plant quiz competition has helped to address the decline in botanical education, a new study shows.

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Our ancestors had to rely on their vision to find safe, nutritious food, but today, we’re surrounded by so much literal eye ...

The scale invariance in branch diameter dictates how much smaller a limb should be as it branches and how much investment a ...

Thanks to their special iridescence and unmatched beauty, pearls have been highly sought after throughout history. Due to their rarity and demand, the development of pearlescent pigments to mimic the ...