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A wildflower is a flowering plant you can find growing naturally in an environment, without being planted by humans ...

Researchers led by Kenichiro Itami at the RIKEN Pioneering Research Institute (PRI) / RIKEN Center for Sustainable Resource Science (CSRS) have successfully used insects as mini molecule-making ...

There are two types of plastic that are food safe: polypropylene (PP) and polyethylene (PE). Look for their corresponding ...

Discover the pangolin, the world's most trafficked mammal. Learn unique facts, why their scales are used, if nocturnal, and ...

With summer here, parents are constantly bugging me about what they can do to protect their children and themselves from ...

The pangolin eats insects and rolls into a ball when threatened by predators ... The pangolin is “the most trafficked mammal in the world” in large part for its scales, used in traditional Chinese ...

Volunteers in Medicine in Schuylkill and Carbon Counties, a nonprofit that operates free medical clinics in Pottsville and Tamaqua, plans to open a third clinic in Shenandoah. The group, which ...

These vibrantly colored bugs were found preserved in amber — and they're from the Golden Age of Dinosaurs. The 99-million-year-old wasps and beetles still display the same iridescent hues that ...

Used car prices for one to five-year-old models have increased by 1% year-over-year as of March, 2025. This equates to an average price bump of $317 compared to an average price decrease of $238 ...

If you want to protect yourself from mosquitoes and ticks—which seem to be everywhere this year—you might need to enlist a ...