Spotlight on ficus: The National Garden Bureau has named the ficus its 2026 houseplant of the year, highlighting its diverse styles and decorative appeal. Diverse and adaptable: Ficus plants range ...

Identification of microbes joins together the discipline of microbiology with the study of infectious diseases. Methods of reliable and accurate microbial identification are valuable to a wide range ...

Looking for a new houseplant to add to your ever-growing collection? The National Garden Bureau makes it easy with this ...

Light matters: Bright, indirect sunlight for 5–8 hours daily keeps leaves glossy and growth strong. Avoid direct sun to prevent scorching. Water wisely: Let the top 2–3 inches of soil dry before ...

The genus Ficus encompasses over 800 species distributed across tropical and subtropical regions, many of which have long been employed in traditional medicine for the treatment of inflammation, ...

Brittlestars, sea anemones and a catshark among new-to-science species collected during expedition off the Queensland coast Follow our Australia news live blog for latest updates Get our breaking news ...

The U.N. Convention on the Conservation of Migratory Species of Wild Animals (CMS) on Sunday approved the listing of 40 new species for international protection, including the snowy owl featured in ...

Melissa Auf der Maur has looked back at not being allowed to join Elastica, and said that it was “not cool” that she had to turn their offer down. During the interview, she was asked to correctly ...

Type to search articles, cases, and authors. Press ↵ to view all results. (Jonathan Newton/The Washington Post via Getty Images) Courtly Observations is a recurring series by Erwin Chemerinsky that ...

Some species officially bid us farewell this year. They may have long been gone, but following more recent assessments, they’re now formally categorized as extinct on the IUCN Red List, considered the ...

Scientists are revolutionizing how new marine species are described through the Ocean Species Discoveries initiative. Using advanced lab techniques, researchers recently unveiled 14 new species from ...

And then there were none. The International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) has announced that several species of animals and plants have now gone extinct. The 2025 list of extinctions ...