The first step for novices, Tan says, is simply to get outside and look around. You can start by taking note of the birds you ...

Cycad cones aren’t always hot. Instead, they follow daily cycles of heating and cooling: Pollen-laden male cones produce a big burst of heat in the late afternoon, and then ovulating female cones warm ...

More than 1,000 suspects have been identified in a global sting to crack down on illegal trafficking. View on euronews ...

Foraging edible plants is a rewarding way to connect with nature and enhance your culinary repertoire. Many wild plants offer unique flavors, nutrients, and textures that can't be found in your ...

An undergraduate field seminar at Brown teaches aspiring biologists and backyard botanists alike how to identify the flora of the Ocean State and engage with the natural environment.

Up-close footage of a grazing elk revealed something sinister, as a closer look showed a hunter hiding in the background: a ...

Iron is essential for rice plants, and its proper distribution to young leaves and developing grains depends on precise ...

With the growing popularity of IoT devices, the contribution of IoT network traffic on the Internet is increasing. IoT network traffic is monitored for security analysis, maintaining the Quality of ...

Wild edible plants (WEPs) are integral to many local food systems. Historically, they improved the nutrition, dietary diversity and food security of indigenous communities. Integrating WEPs into local ...

Abstract: In this paper, the method of deep learning is applied for plant species identification, with a special emphasis on Convolutional Neural Network VGG16 for feature extraction and ...

Harvesters reported a variety of reasons for collecting mushrooms. Many collected morels and chanterelles to eat, and species such as turkey tail, reishi, and chaga for medicinal purposes. Art was ...

Some of the active genes focused on heat response and the plant's repair system. Rhee said the team's next step would be to identify and characterize candidate genes to further narrow down how the ...