You’ve heard the slogans: save the whales, protect our pollinators. You may have lamented the decline of polar bears or the last of the northern white rhinos. But scientists are only beginning to ...
Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. A goat with an arrow wound nibbles the medicinal herb dittany. O. Dapper, CC BY When a wild orangutan in Sumatra recently suffered ...
South Carolina is ranked second in the nation per capita for certified backyard wildlife habitats, according to the S.C.
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Plants are incredibly sensitive—what we learned about their response system could help protect humans
At first glance, plants may seem passive—but beneath their stillness lies a world of complexity and constant activity. Plants are highly sensitive to their surroundings, continuously monitoring ...
A study by the Center for Biological Diversity published today in the peer-reviewed journal PeerJ found that 2,204 species around the United States should be considered for protection under the ...
These animals have highly unusual diets, evolving to consume anything from toxic plants to venomous arachnids.
A new review of recent studies shows that chimpanzees use some of the same medicinal plants as humans. In Uganda, the great apes have been observed applying plants with known beneficial phytochemicals ...
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