Salt pollution in freshwater is a growing global concern. Excessive salt harms plants, degrades soil, and compromises water ...

Salt pollution from road deicing salts threatens freshwater ecosystems and urban green infrastructure. New research on salt-tolerant plants like cattails highlights their potential role in mitigating ...

A new tool could make it easier to study scarce plant molecules. Researchers have developed so-called microbial cell factories -- using E. coli and yeast -- to produce a special class of plant ...

A research team from the South China Botanical Garden of the Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS) studied the global variability ...

By co-culturing E. coli and Baker's yeast, scientists have a way to manufacture large quantities of plant molecules for ...

A fire at a one of the world’s largest battery plants in California contained tens of thousands of lithium batteries that ...

U.S. food inspectors documented unsanitary conditions at several Boar's Head deli meat plants, not just the Jarratt, Virginia ...

University of Massachusetts Amherst food scientist Hang Xiao is tackling a new challenge in his ongoing aim to develop tasty, nutritious and sustainable plant-based alternatives to animal meat.

Winter is here in Eagle County. Nights are long, temperatures are low, and the mountainous landscape is covered in snow. During these chilly months, how do plants and animals endure the harsh winter ...

MOBOT's plan is to use modern tech to make sure this vital and ancient collection can be accessed by anyone interested in ...

A polar vortex that has hit much of the U.S. with ice and snow has dealt a glancing blow to Florida, dropping coastal ...

Finding your fiddle leaf fig drooping is surprisingly common. These houseplants have a reputation for being botanical divas ...