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Do figs really have dead wasps in them?
Does every fig you eat really have a dead wasp inside?
Cairo Fossil Forest: The oldest forest in North America with 385 million-year-old trees
The Cairo Fossil Forest is the second oldest in the world. These forests mark a turning point in Earth's history because they changed the composition of the atmosphere, scientists say.
'This needs to happen fast': Scientists race to cryopreserve a critically endangered tree before it goes extinct
Less than 400 angle-stemmed myrtle specimens remain in the wild in Australia. Scientists are working on ways to preserve the species so that we can bring it back at any point if it dies out.
Chinese scientists create multicolored glow-in-the-dark succulents that recharge in sunlight
Researchers injected "afterglow" phosphor particles into succulents to create the world's first multicolored glow-in-the-dark plants, featuring blue, green, red and blue-violet luminescence.
Plants have a secret, second set of roots deep underground that scientists didn't know about
A global analysis deep in soil found 20% of plants studied have an unexpected deeper set of roots more than 3 feet underground.
Kilimanjaro's giant groundsels: The strange plants that thrive on Africa's tallest mountain
Giant groundsels are rare plants that grow up to 30 feet (9 meters) tall. They are endemic to the slopes of Mount Kilimanjaro, a dormant volcano in Tanzania and Africa's tallest mountain.
'This should not be published': Scientists cast doubt on study claiming trees 'talk' before solar eclipses
Claims that spruce trees synchronize their responses to a solar eclipse were widely reported recently — but many researchers are sceptical of the results.
See the reconstructed home of 'polar dinosaurs' that thrived in the Antarctic 120 million years ago
Fossil sites in Australia hold pollen and spores from the dinosaur age, when the island straddled the Antarctic Circle. Now, scientists have re-created the habitat of "polar dinosaurs," using these plant remains.
Plants: Facts about our oxygen providers
Discover interesting facts about why plants are green, if they feel pain, and if they get cancer.
Scientists find the best crops to grow during the apocalypse
Sugar beets and spinach are the best vegetables to grow if you live in a temperate, midsize city during a nuclear winter, a new study suggests, while wheat and carrots are recommended for industrial production on the outskirts of town.
