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But although the duo made use of solar-powered irrigation pumps, laser imaging (to look at climate stress on crop roots) and AI diagnostic tools ... Garden featured sensors that track everything from ...

Researchers sequenced the genome of a sea spider, revealing it lacks whole-genome duplication seen in related arachnids. This ...

But I also know that dangers lurk in the Daintree Rainforest. Saltwater crocodiles are known to patrol the Daintree ...

Charles Darwin’s On the Origin of Species was first published in 1859, introducing much of the world to evolutionary theory.

Vectors Recent research out of Penn State University has proven some transmission pathways during the second half of the growing season, when adult nematodes migrate. Wind, humidity, and precipitation ...

In fantasy worlds, trees like the Lord of the Rings’ Ents are agile and mobile. In the real world, they’re slow.

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Birch Beer: The Northeastern Favorite Root Beer: The American Classic Originally made from the roots of the sassafras tree, root beer gained popularity in the United States during the 19th century.

The plant is indeed the Calabash Tree (Crescentia cujete). Its fruit are inedible. When dried, the mature fruit’s hard shells can be made into musical instruments and other receptacles. The tree ...

When we think about trees, we often imagine them growing from the soil, but did you know that less than 10% of a tree's weight comes from the soil? The rest of the tree’s bulk comes from somewhere ...