Newly listed endangered species include Baeospora myriadophylla, which is seen in the Kanto region. Meanwhile, 57 species ...

Fungi are among the most important organisms on Earth. Even though most of the worlds described 157,000 fungal species are only visible with a microscope, these organisms are essential to our ...

Tokyo, March 18 (Jiji Press)--Japan's Environment Ministry on Tuesday released an updated version of its red list for plants and fungi, which now includes a total of 2,063 endangered species ...

Some things just work well together. Peanut butter and jelly. Bacon and eggs. Wine and cheese. And when we step out of the ...

Researchers at the Stowers Institute discovered how selfish genes manipulate inheritance by forming toxic protein clusters. These genes, found in yeast, evolve rapidly to outpace genetic suppression ...

Lurking within the genomes of nearly all species?including plants, fungi, and even humans?are genes that are passed from generation to generation with no clear benefit to the organism. Called "selfish ...

Better known as the Black Forager, Nelson cares deeply about the values bred by a life spent in close contact with nature.

Using her signature nature sketches, Leslie highlights key identification clues such as beak shape, coloring, flight patterns and behavior. She encourages readers to follow their natural curiosity and ...

This humble ingredient sitting in your pantry is one of the easiest ways to deter flies from your indoor plants ...

By 2050, we will need to feed almost 1.8 billion more people, when our global population reaches around 10 billion.

The Government of Canada is committed to strengthening Canada's domestic biomanufacturing ecosystem, boosting the economy while creating and maintaining well-paying jobs and better positioning us to ...

For a plant, life in Argentina’s Monte Desert is hard enough. Daily temperatures can fluctuate dramatically; it rarely rains, and there are few nutrients in the parched soil for a hungry plant. To add ...