An effect called the "urban heat island" means that temperatures are often 10 degrees higher in cities, according to NASA.

Symmetrical objects are less complex than non-symmetrical ones. Perhaps evolution acts as an algorithm with a bias toward simplicity.

Two types of leaves for two different drastic weather conditions.

Plants are very sensitive to touch, with research showing that touching a plant can change its genome and launch a cascade of plant hormones.

Multiple lines of evidence — physical, chemical, and biological — must converge for scientists to conclude that alien life has been found.

Anesthesia causes animals and humans to lose consciousness. A study found it has a similar effect on Venus flytraps.

Gigantic ranges called "supermountains" formed twice in Earth's history, and they may have had a profound influence on evolutionary history.

Bite into a miracle berry and you'll perceive intense sweetness — but only after you eat something acidic, too.

The ten greatest ideas in science form the bedrock of modern biology, chemistry, and physics. Everyone should be familiar with them.

With around 5,000 summertime residents, increased tourism, and a warming planet, it is becoming difficult to protect Antarctica from invasion.

Whether or not life exists elsewhere in the Universe, we can be assured of one thing: We are the only human beings in the cosmos.

Life largely owes its existence to this equation. Be sure to hug your house plant today.

Pando, which is Latin for "I spread," is a single organism spanning some 106 acres.

When we try to recreate simpler versions of natural ecosystems, we invariably make mistakes, argues author and biologist Rob Dunn.

Using DNA from samples of extinct flowers, synthetic biologists managed to approximate long-lost floral scents.

Parasites aren’t limited to just worms and ticks. Even some plants like to feed off others — and they perhaps could help fight invasive species.

The list includes eleven species of birds, eight species of freshwater mussels, two fish, a bat, and a plant from the mint family.

69 percent of the global diet is "foreign," says a study that pinpoints the origin of 151 food crops.

On Sept. 23, 2020, it was reported that black licorice was the culprit in the death of a 54-year-old man.

Linguistic laws are remarkably versatile and have applications in ecology, microbiology, epidemiology, demographics, and geography.

Engineers borrowed the maple tree's "helicopter" to design tiny, flying microchips, which perform various tasks while in whirling free fall.

Most planets can't host plant life.

Life finds a way — in this case, by smelling like death.

Have you ever heard a tree scream?

A new agricultural revolution could forever change the planet.

The lush biodiversity of South America's rainforests is rooted in one of the most cataclysmic events that ever struck Earth.

Growing marijuana in large, climate controlled warehouses is good for production but has a massive carbon footprint.

Their success is based on us adopting a plant-based diet, too.

Do they really need the human touch?

It's like a little magnetic "nom, nom."