Often dubbed the "Noah's Ark for plants," it preserves millions of seeds in case of catastrophe. "This place is one of the most important in the world," said Espen Barth Eide, Norway's foreign ...

From the coast to mountains and from mild climates to nearly arctic conditions, Maine encompasses more than a hundred types ...

Seeds from the Margot Forde Germplasm Centre in Palmerston North are now stored deep underground in the Arctic.David Unwin / Fairfax NZ A remote Arctic doomsday vault holds a growing collection of ...

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

A global effort to create a "microbial Noah's Ark" to preserve the world's diverse collection of healthy microbes before they ...

A global effort to create a "microbial Noah's Ark" to preserve the world's diverse collection of healthy microbes before they ...

The Ngāi Tahu Research Centre has entered into a strategic partnership with de-extinction company, Colossal Biosciences, and Sir Peter Jackson, to resurrect the South Island Giant Moa and other Taonga ...

The photo of a courageous mother lemur with a baby on her back, taking a harrowing jump in a ravine, won the California ...

Researchers warn that accelerating human-driven loss of microbial diversity threatens both planetary and human health. The ...