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The real threat to your dinner isn’t organic farming – it’s climate change (and the agroindustry lobby). In this op-ed Dr ...

Formed around 128,000 years ago, the Xiaozhai Tiankeng has become a refuge for rare wildlife and plants that have evolved in an isolated environment.

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An ancient sample shows calcite threading through the material’s cracks and pores, with possible lessons for making modern ...

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High above the rainforest floor, tiny ponds form in the leaves of plants perched on tree branches. Frogs breed in these ponds ...

Minerals are typically formed when molten rock, or magma, cools, or by separating out of mineral-rich water, such as that in ...

This reader's apples are showing classic symptoms of codling moth larvae damage, which happens when adult moths lay eggs on ...

The "Fiber Matrix Drink" trend is based on the principle that eating fiber around mealtime can help slow the rise in blood sugar after eating. Meeting your overall daily fiber needs is more important ...

With the launch of the 'Mission 70 Lakh Plantation' campaign to restore Delhi's Ridge, an important question arises: Which ...