From a distance, Biosphere 2 emerges from the cacti and creosote of the Sonoran desert like a gleaming oasis, a colony of ...

A new report sounds the alarm on ocean acidification as Earth breaches the seventh of nine "planetary boundaries." ...

MANHATTAN, KAN. — A husband-and-wife team turned wheat germ into a shelf-stable factory churning out proteins on demand, a development that could lead to a new use for Kansas wheat: manufacturing ...

MANHATTAN, KANSAS, US — A husband-and-wife team turned wheat germ into a shelf-stable factory churning out proteins on demand, a development that could lead to a new use for Kansas wheat: ...

Houseplants add touches of nature around your home. However, these high-maintenance options can require too much time and ...

An international team of scientists, led by the University of Nebraska–Lincoln's S. Kathleen Lyons, is providing a new framework — Earth system ...

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Methylene blue, once a textile dye, is now a versatile medicine for malaria, shock, poisoning, cancer care, and more-but ...

Shot like a docudrama, Matthew McConaughey and America Ferrera are outstanding as the wayward bus driver and teacher who were so heroic on that day rescuing kids from a fire that killed 85 people. MD ...

For some, a lawn carpeted with leaves is a perennial hassle of autumn. For others, those leaves offer a windfall of free mulch and fertilizer. Whether you like them or not, fallen leaves play an ...

Some of the most colorful sea animals that live beneath the waves are bright, beautiful ... and deadly A rainbow underwater Beneath the ocean’s surface lies a world bursting with color—far more ...