Salinity has been an enemy of agriculture for millennia because even though many crops can withstand low to moderate salt ...

In a world where natural habitats, unhindered by human interference, are rapidly shrinking, wetlands serve as laboratories of study—of ecosystems, conservation and climate resilience ...

One Maidu and Wintun woman discovered what happens when floating tule on water. The growth of life might be able to limit mosquito populations.

While some microbes can cause diseases, many play essential roles in processes such as growing food and the production of oxygen.

The Portuguese man o’ war’s reputation as one of the world’s most feared jellyfish is a complete myth – because it isn’t a ...

For the briefest moment earlier this year, the Eurasian lynx — extinct in the U.K. for thousands of years — returned to the ...

In the lead-up to summer, tulip trees and hop trees become dotted with small, black cocoons around the eastern Great Lakes. The husks are created by small, greenish-gray caterpillars that go through ...

A first-of-its-kind global assessment has revealed 603 wild animals plus five livestock taxa that do more than just inhabit the Earth – they shape it. These “animal architects” literally move their ...

The hardy Antarctic midge finally reveals some of its survival secrets to Osaka Metropolitan University researchers in a new study.