Modern agricultural science has brought us some super-powered plants, and as we humans are wont to do, we took full credit for these incredible crops. But a new study from a team […]
Scientists Film Plant ‘Talking’ to Its Neighbor, And The Video Is Incredible
Imperceptible to us, plants are surrounded by a fine mist of airborne compounds that they use to communicate and protect themselves. Kind of like smells, these compounds repel hungry herbivores […]
Plants Really Do ‘Scream’. We’ve Simply Never Heard It Until Now.
It seems like Roald Dahl may have been onto something after all: if you hurt a plant, it screams. Well, sort of. Not in the same way you or […]
Harvard Scientists Identify Microbe that “Eats” Electricity
In a new study, Harvard scientists show that the bacterium Rhodopseudomonas palustris can use natural conductivity to pull electrons from minerals located deep in soil and sediment while […]
The Magic of Sunrise and Sunset: New Research Quantifies the “Wow” Factor
For the first time, a new study has quantified the impact of fleeting natural events on people. A recent study has quantified the impact that fleeting natural events, […]
Illuminating the Northeast U.S. – Stunning Nighttime View From Space
As sunlight waned, the glow of artificial light revealed patterns of urbanization along the populous corridor. This photograph, captured by an astronaut aboard the International Space Station (ISS) while orbiting […]
Conflict threatens Vietnam’s last elephants
Tensions with local communities are exacerbating threats to Vietnam’s remaining elephants – a situation mirrored across Southeast Asia A trail of enormous footprints, criss-crossing slabs of cracked concrete, […]
Little progress in saving Kashmir’s endangered hangul deer
Despite ongoing conservation efforts, urgent challenges and insufficient funding threaten the future of the iconic red deer of the Himalayas Nestled amidst the breathtaking landscapes of Kashmir lies […]
Community-led wildlife tourism finds its niche in the Himalayas
Wildlife tourism projects that benefit local communities can be found across the Himalayas, offering hope for livelihoods and the conservation of unique mountain species The small village of […]
China’s ‘doomed’ dolphin populations still deserve attention
Scientist Zheng Ruiqiang believes even unviable groups of Chinese white dolphins are worth protecting, and citizen science can help On 5 March 2022, Yu Wenlin of Shantou, Guangdong […]
