Plants make substances called alkaloids to protect themselves, and humans have long taken advantage of these chemicals, using ...

Of all the mammals in the world, humans by far have the strangest diets. As omnivores, we have the most variety of any other ...

Rep. Jessica LaMontagne became interested in natural funerals after witnessing a loved one’s home burial in Vermont. “I was really quite moved by the experience,” she said Thursday, Jan. 23, ...

A plant-forward EAT-Lancet diet with less meat and less sugar may help prevent and reduce the risk of chronci kidney disease, according to a study published in the Canadian Medical Association Journal ...

This plant makes a beautiful, striking shrub outdoors, but indoors, it's notorious for being a diva with its heat, moisture, ...

Chery’s Omoda and Jaecoo models are the fastest-growing Chinese brands in the UK, which has attracted an influx of affordable vehicles from BYD and other Chinese carmakers put off by higher tariffs ...

Long before farming took hold, ancient Indigenous peoples of the American Southwest were already shaping the future of a wild ...

A recent study suggests that the large mammals may seek out parts of bananas and papayas when they’re suffering from gut ...

"When a child has a fever, crush a 'candlenut' (fiyaai [Aleurites moluccanus]). Add water to the mixture, and apply it to the ...

Plants reflect urban climate and soil conditions with remarkable precision. Using more than 80 million observations from ...

The world’s oldest poisoned arrows – dating back 60,000 years – have been identified. The discovery reveals early advanced ...

If you built a potato-powered clock as a child, you know plants can generate electricity. But scientists are now developing sophisticated methods to harness this power on a much larger scale. The ...