A new study led by Harvard biologists describes how some sea slugs consume algae and incorporate their photosynthetic ...

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Caltech scientists convert CO2 into tough industrial plastics using a dual-loop system powered by renewable electricity.

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Summers in the South can be brutal on people and gardens. Learn the best ways to prepare for and revive a wilting garden during a Southern heat wave.

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The past several years have been marked by an increase in the frequency and severity of wildfires in the western United ...

[email protected] drop of seawater drawn by desalination plants or power stations comes at an invisible cost ...

Farmers in Tamil Nadu’s Coimbatore district are facing a severe decline in coconut yields due to whitefly infestation, ...

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