A woman's fertility declines with age, which is often attributed to a fall in egg number and quality, but the environment of the ovaries themselves may also be responsible ...

A study of elephants, giraffes and other wildlife in Namibia's Etosha National Park underscores the ways in which the environment, biological sex, and anatomical distinctions can drive variation in ...

All organisms in an ecosystem depend on each other. Food chains show the flow of energy from one organism to another. Food chains show the feeding relationships between organisms. Food webs show how ...

The Millennium Seed Bank at the Royal Botanic Gardens Kew marks its 25th anniversary. It stores over 2.5 billion wild plant seeds from around 40,000 species to guard against extinction.

The Union Cabinet has approved a Rs 2,277.40 crore scheme to boost capacity building and human resource development in science and technology. Implemented by CSIR, the initiative aims to provide ...

Coccolithophores, tiny planktonic architects of Earth’s climate, capture carbon, produce oxygen, and leave behind geological records that chronicle our planet’s history. European scientists are ...

Trees’ inner heartwood harbors methane-producing microbes adapted to oxygen-poor swamps and cow guts ...

Prioritizing which animals and plants to help is driven mostly by whether we like them or not. Some experts say that may not be the best approach.

Researchers are calling for the conservation of teeny tiny organisms that normally get overlooked, and conservationists are listening.

The woody biomass of Australia’s tropical rainforests has already switched from carbon sink to carbon source – and the reason is climate change.