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Researchers have developed a groundbreaking process to convert common plastics into soap and detergents.

Maize (corn) is one of the world’s most important crops. Now, scientists have engineered maize that grows faster and better…

Scientists have discovered physical evidence of hallucinogenic mixtures in an ancient Egyptian Bes mug, validating centuries of speculation about ritual…

New research reveals that a famous 1980s mass extinction event in Ecuador’s Centinela cloud forest never actually happened.

Scientists map the 12,000-year journey of one of humanity’s oldest domesticated plants.

Scientists discover ancient plant survival mechanisms that could revolutionize agriculture’s response to climate change.

Scientists have successfully bred corals with improved heat tolerance, marking a potential breakthrough in reef conservation.

Scientists have decoded a crucial molecular mechanism controlling how plants feed their fungal partners, unlocking potential advances in sustainable agriculture.

Scientists have discovered that certain primitive plants maintained nearly unchanged genetics for over 350 million years, challenging our understanding of…

Scientists discover one of the world’s smallest vertebrates in Brazil’s Atlantic Rainforest – a flea toad measuring under 7mm.