Erik Irmer has been documenting the spread of invasive plant and animal species that disrupt native ecology across Europe. He focuses on humans’ interactions with these plants and animals. Aliens is p ...

Scientists have discovered a unique fossil that does not match any known species of flowering plants, an advance that sheds ...

Willow populations in northern areas commonly show a female-biased sex ratio, which is conceivably a result of the sexes being differentially consumed by herbivores. We therefore conducted a field ...

(THE CONVERSATION) Sometimes, doing research stinks. Quite literally. Corpse plants are rare, and seeing one bloom is even rarer. They open once every seven to 10 years, and the blooms last just two ...

(The Conversation is an independent and nonprofit source of news, analysis and commentary from academic experts.) Delphine Farmer, Colorado State University; Mj Riches, Colorado State University, and ...

The corpse plant's bloom appears huge, but its flowers are actually tiny and found in rows inside its floral chamber. John Eisele/Colorado State University Sometimes, doing research stinks. Quite ...

From cosmic aliens to abstract deities, these are the most ancient and heroic entities the Marvel universe has to offer.

Michigan sports eight species of maples (Acer spp.), with only one alien, Norway maple. Together, maples comprise about one ...

The multimedia artist is one of the Norton’s artists-in-residence for this season. Her exhibition “Shara Hughes: Inside ...