Every gardener knows the deep satisfaction of harvesting a vegetable they planted from a tiny seed. The journey from soil to ...

If you are growing cucumber plants that are flowering but not producing any fruit, the issue may be pollination -- or a lack thereof. In most gardens, bees and other insects pollinate plants naturally ...

Some of nature's most diverse pollinators often go unnoticed, even by scientists: long-snouted beetles called weevils. A new study provides a deep dive into the more than 600 species of weevils, ...

Most lipstick vines have flowers that are shaped like a tube of lipstick— but not this one. Scientists dug into the plants’ family tree to figure out when and where this oddball evolved. Lipstick ...

A new robotic hand resembles a beloved character from the Addams Family franchise. Like the sentient human hand called Thing, the mechanical limb can scurry around and operate on its own—in ways a ...

Without weevil, oil palms would struggle to fruit efficiently, yields would fall, and much of the modern palm oil industry would grind to a quieter, costlier halt. — BloombergPic WHEN people think of ...

I share my home with bats. I rarely see them, but each morning our veranda is littered with guano (that elegant-sounding word for bat poop). The day begins with sweeping it up, an annoying ritual that ...

Adrian Dyer previously received funding from The Australian Research Council. Klaus Lunau previously received funding from the Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft. For flowering plants, reproduction is a ...

For flowering plants, reproduction is a question of the birds and the bees. Attracting the right pollinator can be a matter of survival—and new research shows how flowers do it is more intriguing than ...

When it comes to applying skincare products for smooth, youthful-looking skin, it’s easy to overlook our body. But did you know the delicate skin of your hands are likely to show signs of aging, ...

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We may receive a commission on purchases made from links. One of the biggest problems gardeners and farmers run into is bad soil. Sometimes it harbors pests and diseases; at other times, it lacks ...