A pair of critically endangered, nearly 100-year-old Galapagos tortoises at the Philadelphia Zoo have become first-time parents. In an announcement Friday, the zoo said it is "overjoyed" at the ...

In plants, both microtubule-associated proteins (MAPS) and viral movement proteins (MPs) interact with microtubules. Recently, a unique plant structural MAP has been cloned, which may have a ...

Now, imagine having four babies at almost 100 years old. A Philadelphia couple − actually, a couple of endangered Galapagos tortoises − are now parents to a quad of hatchlings. They are the ...

History in the Making! Critically Endangered Galapagos Tortoises Hatch at Philadelphia Zoo! - YouTube Tortoises and other reptiles usually remain capable of reproduction throughout their lives ...

Their research reveals the specific genes responsible for some of the plant's most useful traits, ... If Native Plants Are Going to Survive Climate Change, They Need Our Help to Move -- Here's How ...

Here, the authors perform a pan-genome-based genome-wide meta-analysis of six independent GWAS experiments in rice, demonstrating the potential of this approach to increase understanding of the ...

The islands are quite close together and they have similar landscapes, plants and animals. But if you look carefully, you can see that they’re not exactly the same. For example, the finches on ...

Plants are amazing! Especially when we look at their life cycle, from first growth to reproduction. It all starts with a seed that cracks open and starts to grow when it has the right amount of ...

Welcome to the interactive map of California's Forest Products and Biomass Power Plant facilities. This resource is a collaborative effort developed by UC Cooperative Extension to monitor and analyze ...

Mar. 26, 2025 — A new species of fossil is 444 million years-old with soft insides perfectly preserved. Research 'ultramarathon' saw palaeontologist puzzled by bizarre fossil for 25 ...