New research uncovers reversal of evolution in island plants. On the younger, volcanic islands of the Galápagos, wild tomato ...

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The 300,000 year-old tools show that hominins in East Asia made planned foraging trips to lakeshores and designed instruments ...

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Ancient wooden tools found at a site in Gantangqing in southwestern China are approximately 300,000 years old, new dating has ...

Some fruit trees are notorious for producing a big crop one year and a much smaller crop the next. Here's what to know and what you can do about it.

Humans change the urban landscape with religious, cultural and political activities, which in turn can influence the ...

An international research team led by scientists from the University of Vienna has uncovered new insights into how ...

And now, in a triumph of cross-border collaboration, an international team, armed with a rich Chinese fossil record and ...

The vanilla species grown for its flavoring is finicky. Genes from its wild relatives could help make it hardier — but not if those cousins go extinct.

The study of plant life by Stopes, Marie Carmichael, 1880-1958 Publication date 1910 Topics Botany Publisher London : Blackie and Son Collection cdl; americana Contributor University of California ...

A mass extinction event wiped out around 90% of life. What followed has long puzzled scientists: The planet became lethally ...