National Invasive Species Awareness Week is scheduled for February 24-28. This annual event turns a spotlight on invasive ...

As the global population continues to grow, innovative solutions are needed to ensure food security. With limited land and ...

On Friday, the National Institutes of Health announced major cuts to funding of indirect costs for Universities, etc. Here's ...

Does grass grow taller and with a healthier root system in wood chips, soil or dirt? I am an eighth-grader at Central Middle School. For an assignment, I designed and conducted a controlled ...

After weeks of watching young tendrils slowly corkscrew their way toward the sun, Charles Darwin invented a system for making ...

Seventy-five years ago, a May newspaper article reported 5,000 tons of hemp were stacked at the site of the Hutchinson hemp plant – where 3M now stands – with 2,000 more yet to be ...

A study has identified key genetic pathways in corn that help its roots branch out to find water in soil; the varieties adapted to temperate regions like the U.S. corn belt showed large differences in ...

The Bayelsa Electricity Company Ltd, in collaboration with the Federal Ministry of Environment, commenced the Environmental ...

Researchers have found that Artemisia herba-alba, a medicinal herb, contains compounds capable of fighting colorectal cancer.

The UK, however, appears to be ahead in terms of immediate reductions in coal use and the integration of renewables into its ...

Earth systems models are an important tool for studying complex processes occurring around the planet, such as those in and between the atmosphere and biosphere, and they help researchers and ...

As a lab technician, I'm doing these four things — including turning bath time into a fun experiment — to get my young ...