How far would leaf-eating insects go to dine on their favorite food? Perhaps the other side of the world, according to ...

That’s why it's baffling that it remains so elusive and unlike anything else ever found on the planet. The 47 million-year-old plant fossil that continues to baffle researchers. It's become known as ...

Trovants are rocks that grow by absorbing minerals from rainwater. Romania is home to a cluster of trovants that inspired ...

Reliable Energy Source Fossil fuels have been providing a reliable source of energy for centuries. They are the workhorses of ...

The Natural History Museum, London, is known for publishing excellent books and ‘A History of Plants in 50 Fossils’ is another tour de force to add to its catalogue. Telling the story of plant life on ...

Talen Energy is going to keep two of its fossil-fired power plants online a littler longer than expected. Talen announced that it, PJM Interconnection, and a “broad coalition” of the Maryland ...

The study of fossil plants provides valuable insights into the ancient ecosystems and the evolution of plant life on Earth. Recent research has focused on the chemical composition and ...

Lignin is the second most abundant renewable carbon source, making up about 30% of the non-fossil fuel-based carbon on Earth. It is also notoriously difficult to extract from plants. The material ...

Nearly 1,000 people sent comments to the group in charge of regulating Georgia’s energy. About 90% wanted change. About 44% ...

In the heart of San Francisco, California, there’s a place where the curious and the quirky collide, where the past meets the ...

An environmentally-friendly preparation of plant material from pine could serve as a substitute for petroleum-based chemicals in polyurethane foams. The innovation could lead to more ...

A coal mine is so interesting, because you always find fossil plants there. This Bigar site became a field laboratory. Each year, I teach a field course there on geological mapping. I now spend ...