The Amazon rainforest is often associated with jaguars, parrots, and towering trees. Yet the majority of animal life in this ...

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In Lake Malawi, hundreds of species of cichlid fish have evolved with astonishing speed, offering scientists a rare opportunity to study how biodiversity arises.

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Ready to give up backyard composting because it's too difficult? It may surprise you to learn that prolific (and kind-of-cute ...

This is the first instance of this crop produced in this medium. Chickpeas aren’t the first crop that comes to mind when you think about lunar agriculture. But a new study suggests the humble legume ...

If you’re a gardener and you’ve found composting difficult or frustrating, you’re not alone. LAist science reporter Jacob ...

We’ve all lifted a rock or flowerpot and found a long, slimy worm underneath. But have you ever done so and found a long, slimy worm with a head shaped like a shovel or a hammer? If you have, you ...

Satellite images show how the dramatic loss of sea ice in Antarctica is transforming the marine food chain, with salps ...