New research challenges the view that proteins are the only key to evolution, highlighting the importance of lipids.

WHEN you think of dieting, chances are you think about cutting out carbs or unhealthy fats. But if you really want to lose ...

Not all plants can be stored in a seed bank. Cryopreservation offers an alternative, but critics question whether this form of conservation will work.

Q. When I moved to the Lowcountry of South Carolina about 40 years ago, I learned about an herb called Life Everlasting. People in the Gullah culture sometimes call it Light of Molasses.

In this edition of The People’s Pharmacy, Joe and Teresa Graedon also hear from a reader who recommends ginger for chronic pain.

When ranchers leave the land, what version of nature takes over? The park and The Nature Conservancy have ambitious ...

Today, the demand for nail fungus treatment solutions is increasing due to increasing human awareness of fungal infections and their painful impact on health. The nail fungus spreads to other parts ...

His departure, caused by pneumonia, will always make me to remember my maternal grandmother, an influenza and pneumonia freak who did not mind a poisonous medicine for as long as it would protect her ...

When science and art commingle in a botanical illustration, it’s as if a magical world appears, where colors, brushstrokes, ...

Most land plants form mutually beneficial symbioses with fungi. The plant and the fungus exchange vital nutrients. A team led ...

New research reveals that cells don't always become round before dividing, challenging over a century of textbook biology.