Thaxterogaster is the second largest genus within the family Cortinariaceae, comprising nearly 200 species worldwide. However, the diversity of the genus in China remains largely unknown. Based on ...

BOTANISTS have found a stand of rare trees in Zanzibar not known to grow wild anywhere else in Africa. The intsia trees ...

Three years ago, while exploring the Mojanda mountain range in Ecuador, a team of researchers from a local NGO and a ...

This study is led by Dr. Zhu L. Yang (Key Laboratory of Phytochemistry and Natural Medicines, Kunming Institute of Botany, Chinese Academy of ...

Egyptian vultures primarily feed on carrion but are opportunistic feeders, preying on small mammals, birds, and reptiles.

This chestnut stuffing gets its flavor from Italian herbs and uses only six ingredients overall. It'll be right up there with ...

The Nicobar Islands are a biodiversity hotspot, home to unique species found nowhere else. Long isolated, these islands have ...

As Valentine's Day nears, U.S. Customs and Border Protection officials are working to keep imported flowers free of pests or ...

Yellow fever is a menacing disease which has caused the death of enormous numbers of people in the past. It has been known since 1648 among people living on the islands in the Caribbean Sea and along ...

Acacia is a genus of 1,300 species of trees and shrubs that are native to tropical and subtropical regions of the world. Many of them are found in Africa and Australia. Humans hav ...

Back in 2021, an image went viral on Reddit, showing what appeared to be a “black hole” in the middle of the Pacific Ocean ...

University of Queensland PhD candidate Julian Radford-Smith has spent the past two years studying the wood density, leaf size ...