From a new variety of Turkish parsnip to Madagascar coffee beans, the discoveries offer the prospect of better crops, medicinal uses and new garden displays
Farming Correlates to Larger Seed Size
The beginnings of agriculture changed human history and has fascinated scientists for centuries.
Regular coral larvae supply from neighboring reefs helps degraded reefs recover
For reefs facing huge challenges, more coral larvae doesn’t necessarily translate to increased rates of coral recovery on degraded reefs
Social ties help animals live longer
Large families and strong social ties help animals live longer, new research suggests.
Why Hardware Engineers Have to Think Like Cybercriminals and Why Engineers Are Easy to Fool
Scott Borg, director of the U.S. Cyber Consequences Unit, says hardware design engineers hold the future of cybersecurity in their hands
Time is running out for Madagascar – evolution’s last, and greatest, laboratory
Kew scientists warn that unique plants on Madagascar are at risk of extinction
Tropical Depression Adrian expected to dissipate on Thursday
The first tropical storm of the Pacific hurricane season has dissipated after weakening into a tropical depression.
Picky fruit-eating birds are more flexible
South American birds that are seasonally specialized on particular fruit types are the most flexible in switching to different fruit types in other seasons, researchers have found.
SMOS brings Mediterranean salinity into focus
ESA’s SMOS mission maps variations in soil moisture and salt in the surface waters of the open oceans.
Not survival of the fittest for Tasmanian devils
Fit and healthy Tasmanian devils are being taken down by deadly facial tumors that are attacking the ‘best’ animals in the population, according to novel research.