May 2, 2016 Denver's 'corpse flower' really does smell like rotting meat From the front of the 3-hour line where thousands of people wait to sniff the first bloom of a giant corpse flower in Colorado, the stench is more like a whiff
May 2, 2016 The astonishing 390-year old bonsai tree that survived the Hiroshima atomic blast The history of a 390-year old bonsai tree at the National Arboretum that survived the Hiroshima atomic blast is being honored this week. Thursday marks the 70th anniversary of the Hiroshima bombing.
May 2, 2016 Smells fishy: Putrid 'corpse flower' blooms The place smells like death, but that didn't keep crowds away from the UC Botanical Garden in Berkeley, California, this weekend
May 2, 2016 Taxing organic products could solve California water problem, experts say Environmental experts Terry L. Anderson, and Henry I. Miller, both fellows at Stanford University are touting a solution to California's ongoing water problems. In their proposal “How Taxing Organic Products Could Solve California’s Water Shortage,” published last week on National Review Online, Anderson and Miller state the need for a revenue–neutral tax on all organic products (which would diminish their demand), while outlining how organic agriculture is less efficient and more wasteful than conventional and genetically engineered agriculture.
May 2, 2016 Chicago enjoys rare phenomenon of a corpse flower in bloom Plant lovers in the Windy City are enjoying the rare phenomenon of a corpse flower in bloom. One of the Chicago Botanic Garden’s eight corpse flowers, dubbed Alice, began blooming late on Monday, much to the surprise of horticulturalists.
May 2, 2016 Golden mussel poses threat to Amazon River The world's mightiest waterway, the Amazon River, is threatened by the most diminutive of foes — a tiny mussel invading from China.
May 2, 2016 Amazing slow-motion video reveals secrets of undersea world An amazing video by nature photographer Daniel Stoupin reveals the stunning slow-motion world of corals and sponges. The 3 and-a-half-minute “Slow Life” Vimeo video is composed of 150,000 shots, offering an astonishing insight into vibrant undersea life.
April 28, 2016 Deadly math: Venus flytraps calculate when killing prey Unlike proactive predators in the animal kingdom, carnivorous plants like the Venus flytrap (Dionaea muscipula) must wait for their insect prey to literally step inside their "jaws" before they can catch the victims
March 26, 2016 Pot is much stronger than it was in 1995 Smoking marijuana just isn't the same today as it was 20 years ago—and not only because it's now legal in some states.
March 16, 2016 Scientists shocked to find fairy circles in Australia The fairy circles of Namibia—believed to be unique in the natural world—have long been "one of nature's greatest mysteries," according to a recently published study.
