A new study has dug deep into the past of the coastal dunes of an iconic Queensland location in a bid to better understand ...

The plants that thrive in sandy soil tend to have root systems that penetrate the ground deeply in order to reach the ...

How big they are: The smallest plants, known as desmids and picozoa, are single-celled algae that are less than 0.0004 inches ...

For the first time, scientists have discovered fossil evidence of an endangered, living tropical tree species. The ...

Scientists have found that a mere 30 species of trees in the Cerrado -- the world's largest and most floristically diverse savanna -- account for nearly half of all its trees. The 'hyperdominance' by ...

Some flower species actually thrive in drier conditions - these 10 plants are perfect for people who don't have the time to ...

A Wisconsin man has been bitten by snakes hundreds of times, and scientists are studying his blood to treat snakebite.

Two Indigenous food educators showcased the abundance of the Sonoran Desert during a tour for the Society of Environmental Journalists’ annual conference on April 25. Their wisdom, while better ...

A MAJOR new UK airport reopening next year has released plans for new rail links connecting the north and Midlands to the airport. Doncaster Sheffield Airport (DSA) was forced to close in 2022 ...

Some of these expeditions are laid out in the Harris Papyrus, the longest such document ever found in Egypt part of ... to reach area of Wadi Rum, a desert valley in southern Jordan.

Visitors will learn how to identify a few common medicinal plants found in the region and discuss uses of native plants within the park throughout history. To find more information and register ...

Then, two days later, her body was found in a desert near a highway, police said. Investigators determined she “died from blunt and sharp force trauma” and ruled her death a homicide ...