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The World’s Largest Organism Is a 35,000-Ton Fungus – At Least, For Now

Quarter-sized white button mushrooms, which are typically found on pizza slices and in grocery produ…

Olive Architecture: A New Branch of Grove Management

A study in Tunisia exam­ined phys­i­cal char­ac­ter­is­tics of five olive cul­ti­vars for use in oli…

Wildfires threaten water quality for years after they burn

Years after wildfires burn forests and watersheds, the contaminants left behind continue to poison r…

Strange Atlantic cold spot traced to ocean slowdown

For more than a century, a patch of cold water south of Greenland has resisted the Atlantic Ocean’s …

The World’s 10 Oldest Dishes And Where They Are Today

Denisgo/Getty Images Everyone everywhere eats for survival, and hopefully sometimes for enjoyment. F…

Scientists Find Unexpected Deep Roots in Plants

Plants and trees extend their roots into the earth in order to draw nutrients and water from the soi…

A building material that lives and stores carbon

Researchers are developing a living material that actively extracts carbon dioxide from the atmosphe…

Marijuana Vs Hemp Debate – A Billion Kina Question or a Pandora’s Box?

It’s a plant that can build your house, fuel your body, and clothe you. It’s also a plant that looks…

10 years after Europe’s migration crisis, the fallout reverberates in Greece and beyond

Fleeing Iran with her husband and toddler, Amena Namjoyan reached a rocky beach of this eastern Gree…

Herbivores ecosystems remains during 60 million years

Two major environmental shifts have triggered global transformations in large herbivore communities.…

Research shows how solar power systems can aid grasslands

New research from Colorado State University and Cornell University shows that the presence of solar …

Farmers in arid region re-introduce native seeds to remote outback rangelands

While many farmers are continuing to wait for rain during record-dry conditions, some in the far wes…

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