The most irradiated human in history suffered one of the most painful deaths ever. Hisashi Ouchi worked at the Tokaimura Nuclear Power Plant, and on 30 September, 1999, his life, and how power plants ...

As climate change accelerates, plants face mounting pressure to adapt to shifting ecosystems and environmental conditions.

Plants droop and shed their leaves when parched, but with a splash of water, their stems regain strength and their leaves ...

Cyanobacteria began contributing oxygen to Earth's mostly noxious atmosphere more than 2 billion years ago. The photosystem ...

As the world makes the transition to renewable energy sources, the demand for efficient, long lasting batteries has grown and ...

With growing health, environmental, and ecological concerns associated with petroleum-based materials, the development of functional materials from plant ...

Clothes and fishing nets that are made of nylon often end up in landfill or dumped in oceans, but a new way to break down the ...

A recent study investigates how polyester microdroplets, potential precursors to modern cells, could form under realistic early Earth conditions. Researchers pushed these conditions to the limits, ...