Research conducted at the University of Campinas in Brazil was driven by observations of fluctuations in autoluminescence caused by seed germination in cycles regulated by…
Extinct species rediscovered in Winterhoek mountains, South Africa, after 200 years. Last seen in 1804, psoralea cataracta was rediscovered by Brian du Preez, a Ph.D….
Researchers detail the discovery of a new species of flea beetle, Burumoseria yuae. Nausea, vomiting and weakness are but a few of the symptoms one…
A careful study of ancient artifacts in Italy has pushed back the earliest documented appearance of orchids from the Renaissance to Roman times. The orchid’s…
Paleoecologists have reconstructed a Permian-era swampy forest, filled with long-extinct plant species, thanks to analyses of well-preserved fossils entombed in a layer of volcanic ash…
A new study published in the journal Science suggests that humans might have played a significant part in the sudden deforestation of rainforests from Central…
