Kenyan fig trees can literally turn parts of themselves to stone, using microbes to convert internal crystals into ...

A study of fossils from the Permian-Triassic extinction event 252 million years ago shows that forests in many parts of the ...

Light pollution, or artificial light at night (ALAN), is a widespread phenomenon in areas with dense human populations. Normally, animals use natural external cues, like sunlight and temperature, to ...

morgan23 / Getty Images A fully grown tree may lose several hundred gallons of water through its leaves on a hot, dry day. The same tree will lose nearly no water on wet, cold, winter days, so ...

Microalgae, tiny yet essential for the proper functioning of our climate, have just revealed a new secret. A team of ...