The different names of this tropical fruit are a real tongue twister – Manilkara zapota, sapodilla, chicozapote, naseberry, ...

After pollination, its seed sack splits open and glows bright orange to attract birds, but many rodents get there first. Puerto Rico has so many incredible native trees this list could be much longer!

Cocoa (Theobroma cacao L.) is a vital cash-crop for four to six million small-holder farmers across the tropics, and supports a global chocolate industry valued at over USD 100 billion annually ...

In a massive green feat, as many as 216,500 trees were planted across Dubai in 2024 - a 17 per cent rise from 2023. This translates to an average of 600 trees being planted every day last year ...

"The movement of the stigma appendage represents, to the best of our knowledge, a novel self-pollination mechanism in orchids," the Kobe University botanist SUETSUGU Kenji writes in his paper now ...

Kenji’s research sheds light on a unique pollination method. He found that Stigmatodactylus sikokianus predominantly self-pollinates, which means it doesn’t require insects to transport pollen from ...

Sound familiar? If so, you’re not alone. For many of us, our inner voice is our harshest critic, tearing us down with a running commentary of self-doubt and blame. And yet, we’d never talk to ...

A person with self-awareness is able to understand themselves on a deeper level, focusing in on their thoughts and emotions, and how others perceive them. Self-awareness is a core component of ...

The population of pollinating insects like bees was halved due to use of fertilisers. Extensive use of fertilisers in agriculture grasslands significantly reduces the population of pollinators and ...

This forest has plumbing. Silhouetted oak, birch and sycamore trees stand shoulder to shoulder with towering metal frames supporting drainpipes, which reach up to the very tops of the trees.

The competition to win in self-driving saw setbacks in 2024, but things were still going strong at CES. CES is not longer really a consumer electronics show—even the classic large consumer ...

Pollinators, especially bees, provide the important ecosystem service of pollination – which allows plants to produce seeds ... Rake leaves into piles without shredding them, and situate the piles ...