It's a question out of fantasy fiction: can trees talk to each other? But by monitoring VOCs, forest ecologists have learned ...

Modern life makes us tired, right? But research from societies in Africa and South America suggests people in the ancient world slept only 6.5 hours a night.

The biggest danger for wildlife is the aftermath. But many species have evolved to rely on the opportunities created by ...

exposing them to increased risk from predators and human activities. For some species, competition over the dwindling water supply can lead to increased mortality and territorial conflicts. Drought ...

exposing them to increased risk from predators and human activities. For some species, competition over the dwindling water supply can lead to increased mortality and territorial conflicts. Drought ...

We asked scientists to help clear up the confusion about how seed oils — canola oil, corn oil, sunflower oil and other refined oils made from the seeds of certain plants — affect our bodies.

If we can help the apex predator ... grass-like plants, and widely spaced trees (thorny acacia, baobab, eucalyptus, and more), on which feed wild grazers and herbivores, and which is also the ...

In the future, the scientists are hoping to investigate how the strength of relationship between a human and their plants affects the benefits that the plants provide.