Nature

Modern agriculture is straining under its own weight – and the soil is paying the price. Across the U.S., topsoil is washing away, microbial life is disappearing, and farmers are going broke trying to prop up a system that wasn't built to last. What used to be self-sustaining, living ecosystems are now bare, lifeless fields that repel…
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Scientists have discovered that the Chinese money plant hides a remarkable geometric system inside its leaves, revealing that nature may solve complex problems using mathematical rules similar to those found in computer science and city planning. People often see meaningful shapes and patterns in random elements. Maybe you have…
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Breathing in toxic fumes from polluted air is one of the major contributors to premature death around the globe as it can exacerbate lung and heart conditions. But despite the emerging threat of air pollution to humans, little research has been done on its impact on the health of animals. In one of the first major efforts to…
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