A study on medicinal plants published in Cell highlights the symbiotic relationship between humans and plant species, particularly in the context of medicine. This relationship, which spans millennia, ...

Plants make substances called alkaloids to protect themselves, and humans have long taken advantage of these chemicals, using ...

Of course, humans differ from plants, and also from other animals. But in some ways they are similar. Knowing some of these similarities and differences can help for living a good life. The Importance ...

Join Wild Ones Jan. 15 for a free talk on why darkness is vital for plants, wildlife and humans, plus easy ways to reduce ...

Claims that we ought to subscribe to a low-carb, high-protein 'paleo diet' are typically based on assertions our ancestors avoided complicated plant processing in favor of simpler meals consisting of ...

Along the ancient banks of a river in what is now northern Israel, scientists have uncovered surprising details about the diets of early humans. The discovery challenges a long-standing belief—that ...

Ackroyd & Harvey, “Satanic Formula (after Senanayake)” (2017, all photos courtesy Spencer Museum of Art, the University of Kansas) In the 2018 film Annihilation, an alien intelligence transforms a ...

Over 200 different carbohydrates in human milk help form a composition of nutrients suited for the express purpose of feeding a growing child. Yet roughly 75% of infants around the world don’t get ...