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Before I retired, I taught science to fourth graders in Midland’s gifted and talented program. As a scientist myself, I ...

Some meals allow our bodies to draw more value from kale, while others leave most nutrients trapped inside its leaves.

Class 9 Science Syllabus for the academic year 2025-26 is now available. Download the official and free PDF here to ...

Cryo-electron microscopy confirms that controlled alignment of Photosystem I on graphene boosts electron flow and durability ...

Scientists are studying Death Valley's Tidestromia oblongifolia, a desert plant thriving above 45°C, to develop heat-resilient crops. This remarkable plant reorganizes its cellular structures and gene ...

Optimal packing problems have inspired mathematicians for centuries. Biophysicists now add a layer to the question: How do chloroplasts arrange themselves optimally within cells, when the meaning of ...

From growing smaller leaves to shape-shifting its insides, a desert flowering plant goes all in to flourish in the harshest of conditions.

Transgenic plants have become attractive systems for production of human therapeutic proteins because of the reduced risk of mammalian viral contaminants, the ability to do large scale-up at low cost, ...