How Artificial Intelligence Could Revolutionize Archival Museum Research A new study shows off a computer program’s specimen-sorting prowess The herbarium of Washington, D.C.’s Natural History Museum teems with pressed specimens …
The Farm of the Future Might Be Entirely Run by Robots At Silicon Valley startup Iron Ox, the plan for agriculture, or at least leafy greens, is to …
Urban Refuge: How Cities Can Help Rebuild Declining Bee Populations With bees threatened by habitat loss, pesticides, and climate change, researchers are finding that planting flower patches in urban gardens …
‘Dicamba Drift’: Monsanto Defends Herbicide as Farmers Say It Harms Crops by Daniel Arkin John Weiss looks over his crop of soybeans at his farm in Dell, Arkansas, on July …
A tray garden is a DIY solution to bringing these beauties inside. Tom Oder Tray gardens are an easy way to grow succulents at home. (Photo: Chun photographer/Shutterstock) Believe it …
5 things to know about Australia’s mystical Uluru Jaymi Heimbuch Uluru is an impressive geological sight and a sacred cultural site. (Photo: Maurizio De Mattei/Shutterstock.com) The massive, rust-red rock …
Debating Whether Reptiles or Amphibians Should Be House Pets Many experts think these animals shouldn’t be in your home. Turning them into pets raises numerous ecological and ethical questions. By …
Utah’s Otherworldly Landscapes Despite its dry desert landscapes, Utah is a land of endless surprises, and Glen Canyon is one of them, rivaling Arizona’s Grand Canyon for sheer majesty. (2:20)
How Pet Snakes Set Off an Unlikely Chain of Events That Could Make You Sick By LIVIA ALBECK-RIPKA OCT. 7, 2017 Opossums, raccoons and deer all but disappeared from Everglades …
Brazil Begins Effort to Plant 73 Million Trees in the Amazon The experiment in reforestation involves spreading native seeds instead of planting saplings Aerial view of the Amazon Rainforest near …