You’ve heard the slogans: save the whales, protect our pollinators. You may have lamented the decline of polar bears or the ...

Students will learn why plants and animals are important. Students will learn why plants and animals are important, and that we need to protect the earth, and think like engineers to design a machine ...

Scientists have discovered that a molecule known for defending animal immune systems called itaconate also plays a powerful role in plants. Researchers showed that itaconate not only exists in plant ...

Students learn how parents and babies compare in appearance for animals and plants. In this lesson, students learn how parents and babies compare in appearance for animals and plants. Ms. Newby reads ...

When a wild orangutan in Sumatra recently suffered a facial wound, apparently after fighting with another male, he did something that caught the attention of the scientists observing him. The animal ...

Plant and animal circadian rhythms, 24-hour cycles that regulate many physiological and metabolic functions, are ultimately influenced by the same thing: light. Scientists are now beginning to realize ...

A new study in The Royal Society reveals that global extinction rates among plants and animals have slowed over the past century. The findings suggest that conservation laws, habitat protection, and ...

Mammal and bird losses cut a plant’s ability to adapt to global climate change by 60 percent. Pictured: Cedar waxwing Andrew C via Wikimedia Commons under CC BY 2.0 Half of all plant species rely on ...

Breakthroughs, discoveries, and DIY tips sent every weekday. Terms of Service and Privacy Policy. Pollination can be a pretty cut-throat process in the plant kingdom ...

David Kuchta, Ph.D. has 10 years of experience in gardening and has read widely in environmental history and the energy transition. An environmental activist since the 1970s, he is also a historian, ...

Breakthroughs, discoveries, and DIY tips sent every weekday. Terms of Service and Privacy Policy. The color blue is a very common favorite color for humans, but it is ...

Introduced species have a bad rap. From American grey squirrels displacing European red ones, to Japanese knotweed displacing just about everything everywhere, their purported negative effects on ...