The scientific name of the coconut is Cocos nucifera. This specific epithet, “nucifera,” means “nut-bearing” in Latin, aptly ...

But given it has been around 200 million years, the smell might have attracted a long extinct species to eat and spread the ...

Pando is the world's largest tree. Its name means "I spread" in Latin, and it does indeed spread: The organism has given rise ...

Pando is a giant aspen clone in central Utah that has been regrowing parts of itself for up to 80,000 years — but new threats ...

While there, they saw the potential of 3D printing parts using metal, but also experienced the method’s shortcomings firsthand. “We saw the potential of metal printing; it has the potential to ...