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Danish and Welsh botanists sifted through 400 studies, field-tested seed mixes, and uncovered a lineup of native and exotic blooms that both thrill human eyes and lure bees and hoverflies in droves, offering ready-made recipes for transforming lawns, ...

Scientists found that embryonic skin cells "whisper" through faint mechanical tugs, using the same force-sensing proteins that make our ears ultrasensitive. By syncing these micro-movements, the cells choreograph the embryo's shape, a dance captured ...

Scientists have decoded the sea spider's genome for the first time, revealing how its strangely shaped body--with organs in its legs and barely any abdomen--may be tied to a missing gene. The detailed DNA map shows this ancient creature evolved ...

Long-lost 1960s aerial photos let Copenhagen researchers watch Antarctica's Wordie Ice Shelf crumble in slow motion. By fusing film with satellites, they discovered warm ocean water, not surface ponds, drives the destruction, and mapped "pinning ...

Kenyan fig trees can literally turn parts of themselves to stone, using microbes to convert internal crystals into limestone-like deposits that lock away carbon, sweeten surrounding soils, and still yield fruit--hinting at a delicious new weapon in . ...

Immersing stressed volunteers in a 360° virtual Douglas-fir forest complete with sights, sounds and scents boosted their mood, sharpened short-term memory and deepened their feeling of nature-connectedness--especially when all three senses were ...

For decades, scientists believed the Arctic Ocean was sealed under a massive slab of ice during the coldest ice ages -- but new research proves otherwise. Sediment samples from the seafloor, paired with cutting-edge climate simulations, show that the ...

Scientists have discovered that starving and then refeeding worms can reveal surprising secrets about aging. When a specific gene (called TFEB) is missing, these worms don't bounce back from fasting--they instead enter a state that looks a lot like . ...

Scientists have discovered that the bacteria behind Lyme disease and anaplasmosis have a sneaky way of surviving inside ticks--they hijack the tick's own cell functions to steal cholesterol they need to grow. By tapping into a built-in protein ...

Forests aren't keeping up with today's climate chaos. While temperatures soar within decades, tree populations take 100 to 200 years to shift in response. A sweeping new analysis of ancient pollen and modern data reveals this dramatic lag--and its .. ...