It’s hard not to relate to the little insects that carnivorous plants like the Cape sundew, Venus flytraps and pitcher plants feed upon. What seems to be an inert plant, a part of the ecological ...

A laboratory at Spain's University of Murcia is trying to find the common denominator among all the intelligences that ...

Somehow, we’ll need to get the limited land on our hot and hungry planet to produce much more food to sustain us and absorb ...

The semester is over, the weather is finally getting warmer and the pace on campus is slowing down. It’s the perfect time to ...

We talked to architects and urban ecologists to map out a potential timeline. With no one to maintain the power grid, the Big ...

Artist Clare Hewitt uses fallen oak leaves and sunlight to create her works of art before returning the leaves to the forest ...

Lake Natron is a soda lake in northern Tanzania with a volcanic geology that maintains the water's pH around 10.5, which is almost as caustic as ammonia. Some life-forms thrive there nevertheless.

Because that’s what we do, we adapt. We persist. We find humor in the darkness and community in the chaos. We’re the ...

IT has been a year since the death of the much-loved presenter Dr Michael Mosley, famous for his practical tips on improving health and well-being.  Here Laura Stott looks at his legacy of ...

John Finger started the Hog Island Oyster Co. with only $500 to his name and has been pioneering sustainable shellfish harvesting in California ever since 1983.

Researchers from Tel Aviv University have developed a genetic editing method tailored to crop plants, which has influenced ...

Scientists have discovered that a molecule known for defending animal immune systems called itaconate also plays a powerful ...