In 2018, Cape Town came perilously close to becoming the first major city in the world to run out of water. Known as "Day Zero", it was more than just a crisis, it marked a pivotal moment. It made ...

This may be Holly's first Margay sighting, but it's mine, too! These small, spotted cats are sometimes called "tree ocelots" ...

KATHMANDU — Until a few decades ago, botanist Bharat Babu Shrestha observed abundant growth of Indian pennywort (Centella ...

In western Poland, about 400 pine trees grow with a sharp bend at their base, making this forest look unlike anything else in ...

A previous plan to build homes in the area was described as an "alien extension" to the village.

Heat stress threatens wheat productivity, necessitating genetic solutions for heat stress tolerance. We identified TaHST2, a key heat stress tolerance regulator, and demonstrated that intronic ...

Plants close their stomata to block pathogen entry, but how this defence is supported at the organelle level remains unclear. Our study reveals that immune signalling promotes MIRO1-dependent ...

Young people are living with their parents longer, unable to afford moving out or simply trying to save up. Meanwhile, more ...

A first-of-its-kind community centre has been unveiled in Elandskloof near Citrusdal in the Western Cape on a community-owned farm. The Elandskloof community, who were dispossessed in 1962, had their ...

During our California honeymoon, Mary Anne and I drove high into the Sierra Mountains to Calaveras Big Trees State Park near ...

SAN DIEGO (AP) — Evolution works over millennia. Climate change is moving far faster. That mismatch is killing some of the ...