How do the different parts of an adult plant communicate with each other when it suffers an injury, is waterlogged, burnt or exposed to environmental stress? Today we can answer this question thanks ...

The National Laboratory of the Rockies (NLR), previously known as the National Renewable Energy Lab, has laid off 134 employees.

A major redevelopment of the former U.S. Geological Survey campus in Menlo Park aims to replace office and laboratory buildings with hundreds of homes, new offices, retail and public open space.

Under the glass roof of UVM’s Main Campus Greenhouse, warmth and foliage flourish even in the cold winter months.  First ...

Ashwagandha has gone from obscure Ayurvedic herb to global wellness staple, but the plant behind the hype grows slowly and produces its prized compounds in frustratingly small amounts. Now a team of ...

Machine learning is helping neuroscientists organize vast quantities of cells’ genetic data in the latest neurobiological cartography effort.

A South Carolina riverkeeper traced PFAS, or forever chemicals, to a specific carpet plant on the Lower Saluda River in Irmo.

Scientists at the Salk Institute in La Jolla say they have pinpointed a rapid, built‑in immune program that kicks in as soon as thirsty plants get water again. The team has dubbed the response drought ...

A research team led by Profs. Li Jing and Liu Qinhuo from the Aerospace Information Research Institute of the Chinese Academy of Sciences (AIRCAS) has developed the world's first global, ...

RICHMOND, Va. — A bill introduced in the 2026 Virginia General Assembly would prohibit the sale of certain food products labeled as meat unless they clearly disclose when they are made from ...

Japan is set to reactivate its 15th reactor, marking the first restart by Tokyo Electric Power Company (TEPCO)—the nation’s largest utility and operator of the Fukushima Daiichi plant—since the 2011 ...

A lab that’s just a few floors above Dupont Circle Metro Station may be responsible for that favorite succulent or money tree in your home. WTOP went inside the facility that is building the “shovels ...