The future of sustained space habitation depends on our ability to grow fresh food away from Earth. The revolutionary new ...

New research shows that rising temperatures and higher carbon dioxide levels could reduce the nutritional value of key ...

Learn more about squirting cucumbers (Ecballium elaterium) and how their seeds explode out of them, which could lead to medical advancements.

New research into the biomechanics of explosive seed dispersal in squirting cucumbers (Ecballium elaterium) reveals how these ...

The ancient Greek physician and botanist Dioscorides is considered by many to be the father of pharmacology for authoring De ...

The vanilla species grown for its flavoring is finicky. Genes from its wild relatives could help make it hardier — but not if those cousins go extinct.

Galileo, a Belgian Malinois breed dog, is the hero of the Nauradehi Tiger Reserve, sniffing out poachers and their traps.

Building Biospheres, the installation curated by Brussels landscape architect Bas Smets and neurobiologist Stefano Mancuso at ...

Not all plants can be stored in a seed bank. Cryopreservation offers an alternative, but critics question whether this form of conservation will work.

In 2003, Belgium passed a law for the gradual phaseout of nuclear energy. The law stipulated that nuclear power plants were to be closed by 2025 at the latest, while prohibiting the construction ...