World’s highest plants discovered 20,000 feet above sea level Vascular plants aren’t supposed to be able to grow there. Bryan Nelson This cushion plant is a relative of the ones …
Japan tests innovative magnetic tether for slowing space junk Science Photo Library – More than 5,000 space missions have left Earth’s orbit increasingly congested Japan has launched a cargo ship …
Fantastical creatures spring to life out of clay Mary Jo DiLonardo In ‘Red Fox,’ you can see such intricate details in the animal’s clay fur. (Photo: Evgeny Hontor) In a …
How Warming Threatens the Genetic Diversity of Species, and Why It Matters by jim robbins Luisa Rivera/Yale E360 Research on stoneflies in Glacier National Park indicates that global warming …
Scientists produce faster-growing crops Scientists have improved “the most important biological process on the planet” – photosynthesis. The breakthrough, published in the journal Science, used genetic modification to increase the …
How Big Banks Are Putting Rain Forests in Peril By HIROKO TABUCHI Young orphaned orangutans on a climbing expedition with their keeper at International Animal Rescue’s orangutan school in West …
From Planet Earth II, a baby iguana is chased by snakes In this stunning and tense sequence from Planet Earth II, a newly-hatched marine iguana must make its way to …
Green Air, um jardim aéreo escultural Projetado pelo escritório novaiorquino de arquitetura da paisagem Nomad Studio (fundado pela espanhola Laura Satín e o norte-americano William E. Roberts), Green Air é a …
Wildlife Photographer of the Year – People’s Choice Image copyright Daisy Gilardini / WPOTY 2016 A cub escapes deep snow by hitching a ride on its mother’s backside in Wapusk …