What if your physical characteristics (hair color, height, or eye color) were determined by your bacterial microbiome? It might seem far fetched for humans, but for some marine species, this is a fact ...

You may have seen some chatter this week about a blob of warm water in the Pacific that could make Minnesota’s winter brutal. If you haven’t, don’t gasp just yet. Yes, an ongoing Pacific “heat blob” ...

Add articles to your saved list and come back to them any time. I spent last weekend with my secateurs and reduced a camellia that had become as bulky as a retired footballer to about half its size.

Blackworms (Lumbriculus variegatus) are distant relatives of rainworms, measuring up to 10 cm long. They live in shallow marshes, ponds, and swamps in Europe and North America, where they feed on ...