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Malnourished bugs: Higher carbon levels make plants less nutritious, hurting insect populations
Grasshopper populations, like those of many other insects, are declining. My colleagues and I identified a new possible culprit: The plants grasshoppers rely on for food are becoming less nutritious...
Curious Kids: What effect did the asteroid that wiped out the dinosaurs have on plants and trees?
Did plants and trees survive when the dinosaurs were wiped out?
Oklahoma to honor former QB Baker Mayfield with $90K statue
The University of Oklahoma plans to unveil a statue for former Sooners quarterback Baker Mayfield during the team's spring game on April 18 in Norman, Okla.
On This Day, March 10: Lee Boyd Malvo sentenced to life for D.C. sniper shootings
On March 10, 2004, Lee Boyd Malvo, 19, was sentenced to life in prison without parole for his role in 10 Washington-area sniper killings in 2002.
Italy suspends all sporting events until April 3 due to coronavirus
All sporting events in Italy have been suspended until next month because of the coronavirus outbreak, Italian Prime Minister Giuseppe Conte confirmed Monday.
Stone-age 'likes': Eggshell beads exchanged over 30,000 years ago
A clump of grass grows on an outcrop of shale 33,000 years ago. An ostrich pecks at the grass, and atoms taken up from the shale and into the grass...
Bulb size matters: Uncovering the evolution of the plant kingdom's doomsday preppers
Botanist Cody Coyotee Howard compares bulbs to living bunkers. With an underground stockpile of resources, bulbs can hunker down during disasters and spring up faster than other plants when conditions...
Bulb size matters: Uncovering the evolution of the plant kingdom's doomsday preppers
Bulbs are doomsday preppers, storing up resources underground to ride out disaster. The bigger the bulb, the bigger the stockpile. So, how come their sizes vary so much?
An ancient social safety net in Africa was built on beads
Hunter-gatherers strung a social safety net across much of southern Africa starting at least 33,000 years ago, a new study suggests. And it was held together with ostrich eggshell beads. Some of...
Stone-age 'likes': Study establishes eggshell beads exchanged over 30,000 years
A clump of grass grows on an outcrop of shale 33,000 years ago. An ostrich pecks at the grass, and atoms taken up from the shale and into the grass...
Ancient shell shows days were half-hour shorter 70 million years ago
Earth turned faster at the end of the time of the dinosaurs than it does today, rotating 372 times a year, compared to the current 365, according to a new...
Ancient shell shows days were half-hour shorter 70 million years ago
Earth turned faster at the end of the time of the dinosaurs than it does today, rotating 372 times a year, compared to the current 365, according to a new...
Watch: 3,549 people don Smurf costumes to break Guinness record
Organizers of a carnival in a French city announced they broke a Guinness World Record when 3,549 people came out dressed like Smurfs.
Coronavirus should give us hope that we are able to tackle the climate crisis
Coronavirus has disrupted everyday life throughout the world through travel bans, flight restrictions and the cancellation of sporting and cultural events.
What's up with all the crane flies in Tucson?
They've descended in droves on the Tucson area, swarming the weeds in backyards, hovering around lighted windows at night and wafting inside as soon as a door opens. Some people...
Rare Gabon burial cave reveals clues to African history
The discovery of a 14th century underground burial site deep in Gabon's tropical forest may shed light on a little known period in Africa's history.
Baby agaves carry on legacy of Halifax's most famous plant
Little agaves are sprouting in some Nova Scotia homes, tiny legacies of the Halifax Public Garden’s famous succulent that gained an affectionate following nearly two years ago.
Yukoner's wolverine pics up for 'huge' photojournalism award
Yukon photographer Peter Mather has won awards before for his work, but says his latest nomination is for "the Academy Awards of photojournalism."
Murder trial begins in Netherlands court for MH17 shootdown
The murder trial of three Russians and a Ukrainian accused of shooting down Malaysian Airlines Flight MH17 began in the Netherlands Monday in a proceeding that could last for years.
Feeling coronavirus 'cabin fever,' cruise passengers eager to land in Oakland
Grand Princess passengers, stranded by the coronavirus, are eager to land in Oakland.
Famous birthdays for March 9: Matthew Gray Gubler, Juliette Binoche
Actor Matthew Gray Gubler turns 40 and actor Juliette Binoche turns 56, among the famous birthdays for March 9.
North Korea fires three projectiles into sea
North Korea fired three unidentified projectiles off its east coast into the sea on Monday morning, its second weapons test in a week, South Korea's military announced.
'Onward' No. 1 at the North American box office with $40M
Animated adventure "Onward" is the No. 1 movie in North America, earning $40 million in receipts this weekend, BoxOfficeMojo.com announced Sunday,
Cosmic impact caused destruction of one of world's earliest human settlements
Before the Taqba Dam impounded the Euphrates River in northern Syria in the 1970s, an archaeological site named Abu Hureyra bore witness to the moment ancient nomadic people first settled...
The tale of the two female pilots who could have been the first women in space
A new book tells the tale of two brilliant women flyers who campaigned for a chance at spaceflight
Early toolkits and toolmakers more diverse than previously thought
New finds of the remains of Homo erectus and their stone tools reveals a culture that developed new ideas, but didn't abandon old ones, says Bob McDonald.
On This Day, March 8: Malaysia Airlines Flight 370 disappears
On March 8, 2014, Malaysia Airlines Flight 370 carrying 239 people vanished over the Indian Ocean en route to Beijing from Kuala Lumpur.
Wild boars provide archaeologists with clues to early domestication
Using the wild boar as a model, a team of scientists have shown that a life spent in captivity has an identifiable effect on the shape of the calcaneus, a...