Super Natural by science writer Alex Riley brings home the resilience and ingenuity of life under the harshest circumstances.

August sunshine floods the Brozek Lab. Busy students in lab coats and safety glasses talk, tinker and troubleshoot.The ...

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In the quest to understand why agriculture started in a particular place and time, understanding the climate is crucial.

For the first time, every plant species in the state of Nevada can be found in a single list. Published last month, “Nevada Vascular Plants: An Annotated Checklist of the State’s Botanical Diversity” ...

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COMMERCE, Ga. — In a national move that rocked the book and publishing world, Baker and Taylor, a more than century-old company, laid off hundreds of employees with no benefits, severance or warning.

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