Deep underground beneath the Sussex countryside in southern England, millions of seeds are kept frozen in a vault built to withstand fire, flooding, and any other disaster. A population genetic ...

In April, the American Lumber Standard Committee’s Board of Review approved the design values of two-by-four dimension lumber for sugi (Cryptomeria japonica, or Japanese cedar). This follows approval ...

With the weather of the last week, most garden centers have probably been flooded with people looking for their tomato transplants so they can get a jump on the season. And while it is an absolutely ...

In the Egyptian Western Desert, where red sandstones and green shales rise above the arid plains of Kharga Oasis, paleontologists have uncovered a fossil that fundamentally reshapes our understanding ...

Sept. 6 marks not only the 19th birthday of Prince Hisahito, the son of Crown Prince Akishino and Crown Princess Kiko, but also his imperial coming-of-age ceremony. It will be the first coming-of-age ...

Toss your microplastic-riddled plastic cutting boards. I’m getting rid of microplastics in my kitchen — for good. After successfully finding both a water pitcher and a water bottle that filter ...

A few decades ago, Japan’s public bathhouses, known as sento, were as integral to a city’s infrastructure as shops or restaurants. Now that the vast majority of homes are fitted with private baths and ...