The distinctive smell of ancient mummies is helping scientists decode the secrets of Egyptian mummification. By analyzing tiny traces of chemicals in the air around mummy samples, researchers ...
Whether you're an avid gardener or a novice, having a few easy-to-grow and maintain plants is always welcome. This self-seeding herb is an excellent addition.
New research by an international team, including researchers at the University of Washington, reveals that Aedes aegypti mosquitoes (such as the one ...
A new study has solved the decades-old mystery of why mint creates a cooling sensation, and the findings could help us ...
Aromatic medicinal plants derive their therapeutic value from complex mixtures of volatile compounds, yet the genetic logic that shapes these chemical profiles has long remained elusive.
Biodegradable plastics could help alleviate the plastic waste crisis that is polluting the environment and harming our health ...
New research shows how a natural plant compound flips a built-in “avoid” switch in the mosquito brain and why that could lead to better repellents ...
Across the U.S., hundreds of sites on land or in lakes and rivers are heavily contaminated with hazardous waste produced by ...
Scientists discovered a smell receptor in mosquitoes that detects the plant compound borneol and triggers an immediate ...
On March 3, 2026, as the world observes World Wildlife Day under the theme “Medicinal and Aromatic Plants: Conserving Health, Heritage ...
We can use our nanoparticles to measure water or soil polluted with a toxic contaminant, feed the data into the algorithms, and the machine will find the most important features and match them to a ...
For centuries, plant-derived repellents have been used to help keep mosquitoes at bay. But scientists didn't fully understand how these compounds ...