Gum arabic, a resin that comes from the acacia tree, is as ubiquitous as it is unglamorous, virtually unknown despite being a vital ingredient in hundreds of products.

The once-majestic oak tree is all but dead: battered by repeated heatwaves, it has shut down vital functions to conserve ...

A new study from Princeton University, the Smithsonian Institute, the Mpala Research Centre and many partner institutions has now documented the interconnection between the largest animals in the ...

The once-majestic oak tree is all but dead: battered by repeated heat waves, it has shut down vital functions to conserve water and is slowly dying in a French forest. It is one of countless trees ...

A Graduate Student Stood Under Chimpanzees With a Plastic Bag — What He Discovered Changed What We Know About Alcohol ...

Mining often happens in artisanal and small-scale mining operations that burn gold-mercury amalgams to extract gold particles. Credit: Simon Topp. In the Amazon, gold mining is a thriving business, ...

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A Nashville deacon argues that the criminal justice system's focus on memory of a crime can prevent forgiveness and deny ...

There is a tree-like plant in our ecosystem that grows rapidly and reaches heights of up to thirty feet, and produces giant, sweet neon-orange fruits that contain a lot of meat-tenderizing enzymes in ...

Planting more trees can help cool the planet and reduce fire risk—but where they are planted matters. According to UC Riverside researchers, tropical regions provide the most powerful climate benefits ...

The thought of Antarctica brings about many images, and the first things that come to mind when one thinks of Antarctica are ...