The study reveals how Balanophora plants function despite abandoning photosynthesis and, in some species, sexual reproduction. Their plastid genomes shrank dramatically in a shared ancestor, yet the ...

Its closest rival in terms of size, the Nomura’s jellyfish (Nemopilema nomurai), is heavier per individual due to a larger ...

Australia pioneered assisted coral fertilization. It’s expanding in the Caribbean, with leading projects at the National ...

Some plants bend the rules of plant life so far that they barely resemble plants at all. Balanophora is one of them - a ...

DECADES of virology research that yielded the human papillomavirus (HPV) vaccine and identified the virus as a primary cause ...

One ocean-dwelling creature found in many tropic waters is known to be able to reserve its own life cycle, cheating death.

The time a spider plant mom remains tethered to her spiderette can be influenced by the daughter plant's environment.

Russian researchers have pulled off a feat that sounds closer to science fiction than standard lab work, reviving microscopic “zombie worms” that had been locked in Arctic ice for roughly 24,000 years ...

Scientists in Medog document new species and protect biodiversity in the Yarlung Zangbo Canyon, turning China’s 'earth’s third pole” vision into action.

Under the guidance of Xi's thought on ecological civilization, China has been advancing the green transition of its economy over the last decade. Regions across the country are actively promoting the ...

In 1995, divers first noticed a group of bizarre sandy "crop circles" on the seabed around Amami Oshima Island, southwest ...

Julia Kagan is a financial/consumer journalist and former senior editor, personal finance, of Investopedia. Eric's career includes extensive work in both public and corporate accounting with ...