1. Millie says the sunflower seed is asleep. What does she say wakes the seed up? Seeds have a hard coat, or shell, and when ...

Scientists at the Department of Energy's Oak Ridge National Laboratory have created a new method that more than doubles ...

Fatigue and stale air led a Mumbai teen to experiment with microalgae. His system now helps hundreds breathe fresher air ...

Scientists have launched a fresh effort to find out what could be producing oxygen at the bottom of the Pacific Ocean.

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From stem to tip, leaves are a plant’s powerhouse, making food for the plant from sunlight. In the Nature Lab, Jett and Koko ...

In this show, Graihagh Jackson and Jordan Dunbar chat to NASA scientist, Kate Marvel, about the world of climate modelling. Kate has spent decades trying to work out what will happen to the Earth as ...

By the late 1990s, scientists realized that virus activity was likely shaping how carbon and nutrients cycled through ocean ...

When someone says “as white as snow,” it’s easy to envision what they’re talking about. We often think of snow as a dazzling ...

For 450 million years, plants and soil fungi have been trading partners. The fungi weave through plant roots, delivering ...

Virus. The word evokes images of illness and fears of outbreaks. Yet, in the oceans, not all viruses are bad news. Some play a helpful, even critical, role in sustaining marine life. In a new study, ...

Startling findings in 2024 suggested that metallic nodules on the sea floor produce oxygen and might support life. Now ...