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Scorpion venom is extremely expensive and dangerous, but it also has fascinating medical applications, particularly in regulating biological mechanisms due…

Bats are important pollinators in the tropics. Queen of the night, Epiphyllum oxypetalum, bat-pollinated cactus of the American tropics, now grown…

Happy ending: they both lived to see another day thanks to the screen between them! Thanks to Miriam Lipsky for…

Posted on September 26, 2025 NASA’s confirmed exoplanet total has reached 6,000. The milestone is tracked by the NASA Exoplanet…

If you’ve visited Winterbourne recently and wandered through the lean-to glasshouse, you’ll no doubt have found yourself marvelling at the…

Co-authors: Louise Giovannelli and Irina Rotenko Usually, from May until the end of September, wolves engage in territorial marking only…

The mysterious Lady of Elche bust was discovered in Spain in the late 19th century (Image credit: Getty Images)QUICK FACTSName:…

Our best attempt at a selfie, however I also think this photo captures our current spontaneityWhen last I checked in,…

I used to think it was merely a post-COVID19 hiccough, but the extensive delays in receiving reviews for submitted manuscripts…

Cancer is one of the most complex and instructive human diseases, representing a dramatic disruption of normal cellular processes that…

Garden Calendars for Southern CaliforniaSeasonal plants_planting schedule.pdfYearly Planting Guide Monthly Gardening Guide for Southern California and Similar Climates – EtsyPosts…

Our Happy Zebra clan’s den is located very far off-road. When we first arrived at this location, there was a…

March 3rd brings a rare, striking, and rather ominous spectacle to the nighttime sky in the form of a blood…

I am happy to announce that I will co-author a two-volume monograph dedicated to the carnivorous plant genus Heliamphora, the…

Which bird species do you think is the biggest attraction to visitors of your lodge (please only name one species)?…

The James Webb Space Telescope, launched in 2021 and on active duty since 2022, has gotten its legs viewing already…

How many of Britain’s endemic plants have you seen, or even heard of? These are the plants which grow only…

Happy 2026 from the Zooniverse team! As we look back on 2025, there’s a lot worth celebrating in the Zooniverse…

Figuring out which bacteria or other nutrients your gut needs may one day be as simple as running detailed computer…

“A mat of long, thin filaments that connect an estimated 90 per cent of land plants” (Nakaya 2018)Welcome to the wood-wide…

Research published today in the journal Science Advances shows that part of the answer lies in a subtle but consequential shift…

Crushed basalt being spread in a field trial of enhanced rock weathering for carbon dioxide removal in Queensland, AustraliaPaul Nelson…

In a garden setting, a successful groundcover is a plant that is durable and adaptable, spreads readily, and fills in…

There are periods when you wait quietly for good news to knock. Then there are those rare, wonderful times when…

Prehistoric humans and Neanderthals didn’t just interbreed, they did so with a consistent sex bias, as male Neanderthals and female…

For sale in Australia perennial vegetables, heirloom vegetable seeds, edible herb plants, organic berry plants, and a few non-edible plants…

In the days when colour printing was extremely expensive, the Avicultural Society had special appeals for funds to support the…

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Interested in a career in horticulture, gardening, forestry or landscape architecture? UBC Botanical Garden’s Horticulture Training Program (HTP) is the…

 A typically-patterned male northern bushbuck in Senegal (© Lucy Keith-Diagne/Wikipedia – CC BY 4.0 licence) Bushbucks are the smallest members…

Calumet Region III: Symbolic representation of the hemi-marsh and fragmented landscapeCotton thread, cotton ground, collaged fabricMounted on linen Science Art…

Inspiring Events and Garden ToursSocieties organize a rich calendar of activities that inspire creativity and broaden horticultural horizons. Members enjoy…

Vasconcelos, B.D., Camurugi, F., Mudrek, J.R., Brandão, R.A. and Santana, D.J. (2025). Rivers and spatial distance are drivers of genetic…

PSLV-C53 in LaunchpadISRO is on a mission PSLV-C53 on June 30, 2022. It is scheduled to launch at 6 pm…

Back in 2020 Juniper wrote a post, 7 Plants You’ll Be Seeing More Of As Model Species. A model plant…

Zoologylearningpoint channel link https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC48ShFOo6BcplE7_9DiytHQ Zoologylearningpoint channel’s Trailer= https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u2GrGG53tsQ Links of zoologylearningpoint channel’s lectures= Origin of Life – Ancient Theories for…

So far, we’ve stuck to the idea of “lone pairs”, electrons being “between” nuclei, and hybridized atomic orbitals to explain…

By Justin Garwood, Mike van Hattem, Tony LaBanca, Ken Lindke, Gordon Leppig, and Michael Kauffmann A BIOGEOGRAPHIC CROSSROADS High in…

Aspidistras are famous for their ability to withstand and even flourish under the kind of neglect that would usually end…

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The process of formation of gametes is called “gametogenesis”. The gametes are derived from primordial germ cells/ primitive sex cells.…

The first Asilomar conference of 1975 has been both celebrated and condemned. Whichever way you lean it was certainly a…

And then I caught a cold, so there went another week. This year I seem to be catching every single…

Right, well I hope you all enjoyed the previous post about the formidable Assassin Bugs of the Hemipteran family, Reduviidae,…

Angiosperms form the most dominant group of plants with at least 253,300 species (Thorne, 2007). Angiosperms are also found in…

   “The most bizarre, the most absurd, the most crazy prediction that quantum mechanics makes is, Entanglement.” ~ Walter Lewin,…

https://youtu.be/MUf1fm3vCcU Watch the video about hippos and find at least 5 physical adaptations they have to help them survive in…

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Today, we built a Bug House! This is a fun activity to do with kids of all ages that requires…

The Lost and Found Fungi (LAFF) project have been travelling the country, teaching fungal enthusiasts DNA barcoding… With attention to…

Bobsleigh Marble Run Challenge You’ll need Marbles Craft items – cardboard tubes, cereal boxes, craft sticks, bottles, and anything else…

By Francesco Martini We are living in a biodiversity crisis, with many species shrinking in numbers and at risk of…

March Hares in front of Wisley’s Glasshouse. Dancing Hares bronze sculpture by Sophie Ryder. © Karen Andrews In early March,…

It is well known that we are in the throes of the sixth mass extinction–this time caused not by great…

Meet “Brunswick” And 8 Other Bone Chilling Great White Sharks Who Have Visited Our Jersey Shore943thepoint.comCats are predators and natural hunters, but…

The New York Botanical Garden is a museum of plants, an educational institution, and a scientific research organization in the…

For four decades, a controversial idea has shaped how autism is understood by researchers, healthcare professionals and the public: the…

Woot Woot the lads are back with another cornucopia of Fortean frolics:- Gef the talking mongoose- Lake monsters in the…

A bit of ‘cheating’ here as I relocated my bryophyte specimens from my first venture into bryology back in 2006…

It was 2023, and Sarah Porteboeuf’s fridge calendar had “heavy-ion run” scribbled in big red letters across the end of…

When I knew I was moving back to Minnesota, I checked an apartment complex that was on my old birding…

The Alcazar de los Reyes Christianos (Alcazar of the Christian Kings) blends the formality of royal palace gardens with the…

Researchers summarize findings about the human health effects of a chemical after it was accidentally included in livestock feed. Introduction …

He found Giants then the Government Found Him | What really happened to Andrew Dawson? Andrew started his TikTok account…

Tweet At 2700 m above sea-level on the northern slopes of an un-named mountain. This elfin forest is very humid…

AI is a double-edged sword, equal parts threat and opportunity. The ethical dilemmas of Artificial Intelligence must be addressed. Martha…

Picture this: a 43-year-old bonobo watches as a researcher tips an empty pitcher over two empty cups, miming the gesture…

 MICHELIA CHAMPACA L.Systematic Position:  Division: Phanerogams     Sub-div.: Angiosperms         Class: Dicotyledons              Sub-class: Polypetalae                    Series: Thalamiflorae                        Order:…

The ISMPP European Meeting is a specialized annual conference focused on standards of medical publications and scientific communication. It is…

 I was invited by the fine folks in Digital Marketing at DreamWorks Animation to create a drawing of my choice…

Hymenocallis is a genus of plants in the family Amaryllidaceae. Containing over 60 species, they are native to the…

And now for something completely different – such is the scope of Earthlearningideas. ‘How many sand grains are there in…

The Buddhists say grief is the price we pay for love. On Friday night the wounds I had just managed…

 On Monday 2nd January at 11am and until 1pm there will be a 5k fun run around the paths of…

AbstractTwo species of Stigmatodactylus have recently been observed in the Arfak Mountains of West Papua Province, Indonesian New Guinea. One of these…

Who knows what mysterious creatures might walk out of the jungles of southeast Asia? Rumours abound of…

Enchanter’s-Nightshade, Circaea alpina (Onagraceae). 🌸🍀 Circaea is named after the Greek Goddess Circe, an enchantress. Interestingly, though the specific epithet…

Essay by Eric Worrall If we don’t act quickly, the tropical city of Belém in the Amazon Jungle might become…

What’s the bare minimum needed for life? Scientists may have just found the answer in a tiny archaeon named Candidatus…

Photo by Scott Ruether, CC BY 2.0 When making up alien creatures, imagination has no bounds. Alien characters in sci-fi stories…

An international team of scientists led by the University of Bath has developed a new catalyst – a substance that…

For previous TetZoo articles on birthdays and other landmarks, see…Happy first birthday Tetrapod Zoology (part I), January 2007Happy first birthday…

Looking out at the ocean from the balcony of a Celebrity cruise shipWe took a cruise this month, and we…

I am an American citizen, and I don’t look like someone you would stop if you were on the street…

Last week I gave you this bony structure to identify: I didn’t think this one would prove too difficult, since…

Head over to our site Gather and Sow for the March 2026 newsletter. “Light Iris” by Georgia O’Keefe (1924). You…

Earlier today, the Journal of Science Policy & Governance (JSPG) announced the appointment of Laurie Zabala as its fifth Chief Executive Officer…

Figure 1: A) Trunk-dwelling Cyrtodactylus consobrinus © L. Grismer. Its subdigital scales (the scales below the digits, where toepads might…

Opening Night: Thursday, June 234:30 to 5:30 pm: Stop by our table in the Concourse Hotel lobby, to pick up…

Toddlers are the daredevils of the chimp world. Those 2 to 5 years old are more likely than older chimps…

Co-authors: Louise Giovannelli and Irina Rotenko From mid-August to the end of October, we closely monitored the wolf families that…

Our back yard transformation began with the demolition of our +30-year-old cedar shed and construction of a big, beautiful new Urban…

Fatima Cody Stanford, Obesity medicine physician-scientist, educator and policy maker at Massachusetts General Hospital and Harvard Medical School Courtesy of…

Procreating with a relative is taboo in most human societies for many reasons, but they all stem from avoiding one…

 Santa Fe Botanic emailed me recently and asked how to define and categorize some plants into their database, which I…

Research journeyBeing born and brought up in a remote village of Haryana, my family and neighbors had no background in pursuing…

Hello again from Serena camp! As you may have seen from our last two posts on North and Happy Zebra clan,…

Any way you want to slice it our gardens are suffering through a drought. Areas that would be called “lawn”…