A member of a species that kills trees, this mushroom is not the first to be called the Humongous Fungus — and perhaps not the last.
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The new electrically conductive substrate could be the future of hydroponic farming.
A fresh view of intelligence — spanning living systems from bacteria to human civilization — challenges the idea that it’s merely problem-solving.
Like ultra-hardy plants that thrive in harsh conditions, businesses that see crises as opportunities are likely to win in the long run.
Hunger rates are rising. These technologies could turn the tide.
A wave of innovation is coursing through the nuclear industry — but ingrained opposition is the biggest roadblock.
The moths in your garden might hear your tomato plant’s pain.
Carnivorous plants fascinate as much now as when their gruesome diet was first discovered.
As the world warms, trees in forests such as those in Minnesota will no longer be adapted to their local climates. That’s where assisted migration comes in.
In “Life As No One Knows It,” Sara Imari Walker explains why the key distinction between life and other kinds of “things” is how life uses information.
From surviving on wild plants and game to controlling our world with technology, humanity’s journey of progress is a story of expanding human agency.
The technology could yield “made-to-order resistance genes” to protect crops against pathogens and pests.
These books helped build the empirical case that life’s origins differ from those described in myths and legends.
Antioxidant vitamins don’t stress us like plants do—and don’t have their beneficial effect.
We need to fully acknowledge problems, while vigorously pursuing solutions. Call it “solutionism.”
The discovery suggests that the “Boring Billion” period of evolution on Earth wasn’t so boring after all.
Think twice before stepping on that crunchy top layer of soil.
Capsaicin is already used to treat nerve pain. Early research hints it could do more.
Food transport accounted for only 6% of emissions, but the production of dairy, meat, and eggs accounted for 83%
The ominous cloud of acid rain hasn’t vanished but rather drifted toward the developing world.
The idea of awarding legal personhood to nature has received renewed attention in the contemporary environmental justice movement, but much contention remains.
Well-preserved ancient plants and other finds at the Clarkia fossil beds hint at what kind of evidence any Martian life may have left behind.
When one path is blocked, a new one must be paved. How Einstein, Heisenberg and Gödel used constraints to make life-changing discoveries:
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Although mammals may be the dominant form of life today, we’re relative newcomers on planet Earth. Here’s our place in natural history.
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The material is both stronger and lighter than those used to make conventional power plant turbines.
The world is facing many crises, and we should look to natural interdependence and ancient wisdom as we explore science for solutions.
It’s 50% stronger than comparable materials used in aerospace.
Beef production is largely responsible for greenhouse gas emissions from the food system.