They’re one of the first signs of summer: fireflies blinking out lime-green signals to their friends, potential mates, and ...

One of TIME Magazine's Best Inventions of 2024, Light Bio's glow-in-the-dark Firefly Petunia goes on sale this Friday at ...

In the original 2001 film The Philosopher's Stone, the abusive aunt can be seen in the kitchen when Harry receives his first ...

A study led by Prof. Alexander Vainstein from The Robert H. Smith Faculty of Agriculture, Food and Environment at The Hebrew University of Jerusalem has revealed the crucial role of the PhDEF gene in ...

Breakthrough University of Florida research is unveiling secrets behind floral fragrance, thanks to an unlikely plant: ...

Marketmore cucumbers (seeds available from Botanical Interests) have earned their place as a famous heirloom cucumber for a reason, Works-Leary shares. She adds this little tip: “Sow seeds in March or ...

Two Marquette organizations are working together to make Marquette more beautiful. The Marquette Beautification and ...

Ashley started at The Scientist in 2018. Before joining the staff, she worked as a freelance editor and writer, a writer at the Simons Foundation, and a web producer at Science News, among other ...

Adorable three-month-old pygmy hippo, Petunia, and her mum, Iris, are making a big splash at Metro Richmond Zoo in Virginia. Conservationists say fewer than 2,500 mature pygmy hippos are left in ...

The World Petunia Days is an annual scientific congress organized for petunia researchers. This event aims not only to promote collaboration between petunia researchers around the world, but also to ...

While names like Mark Rylance and Jared Harris have been thrown out for Dumbledore, and Cillian Murphy is a top contender for Voldemort, the latest reports seem to reveal some developments on who ...

Scientists at The Hebrew University of Jerusalem have unlocked the secret behind petunia’s captivating scent—tracing it back to a single gene, PhDEF. This gene not only shapes the flower’s ...