In this video I set up a Magic Funny Tree for my students and show how it transforms from a plain cardboard tree into a ...

Open-pollinated: A plant that has been naturally pollinated. Open-pollinated seeds can be saved from year to year and planted to produce offspring that “grow true,” or hold the same characteristics as ...

A GRIP ON SPORTS • It’s time to take a breath. To bend down, tie your right shoe, maybe even the left one too. To slowly rise, look around and let everyone know you are ready. For what? The madness of ...

Thousands of giant sequoia seedlings sprouted after a fire swept a grove in the Sierra in 2021. Will they replace the ...

Establishing forests can capture carbon and boost biodiversity — but some biomes are a better bet than others, a recent study ...

Plants pause their growth during stress, then press play when conditions improve, helping them recover and live on to produce ...

I teach a course on AI and filmmaking at USC’s School of Cinematic Arts, and lately, rather than planning each session well ...

An extinct relative of the howler monkey may have been the first leaf-eating primate in South and Central America ...

Thirteen million years ago, a group of medium-sized monkeys known for guarding their territory among the treetops with fearsome "howls" started doing something new. These monkeys, among the oldest ...

• 13 million years ago, a medium-sized monkey known for guarding its territory among the treetops with a fearsome “howl” started doing something new. This monkey, one of the oldest known ancestors of ...