Climate change is silently sapping the nutrients from our food. A pioneering study finds that rising CO2 and higher ...

Vanilla flavoring is widely used in food, pharmaceuticals, and cosmetics. The primary source, Vanilla planifolia, however, is ...

The vanilla species grown for its flavoring is finicky. Genes from its wild relatives could help make it hardier — but not if those cousins go extinct.

Plant hardiness zones are shifting northward nationwide as the country continues to warm, affecting farmers, gardeners and ...

This week on Possibly, we’re looking at a practice called assisted migration – physically moving organisms whose habitats are ...

The new rules ease the requirement for installing flue gas desulphurisation units, pollution control systems used to reduce ...

This edition of Mint's ‘Climate Change and You’ newsletter discusses the coevolution of primates and fleshy fruits, the ...

Models suggest that meeting climate targets will be virtually impossible without steep emissions cuts paired with a huge ...

According to author and environmentalist Bill McKibben, the explosion of solar is “the first hint that we've actually had of ...

As the last bits of snow on Mount Washington melt away in early summer, they’re providing more for the alpine ecosystem than ...

Something strange happens to water as it moves through the stems of horsetail plants – and this unique process provides ...

A new bipartisan bill speeds up the timeline for building new nuclear reactors in Wisconsin, which state leaders say will be ...