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Scientists discover that fast-changing cactus flowers, not size or pollinators, are behind the rapid evolution of new cactus species.

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Climate science sits at one of the most charged intersections of human knowledge and human politics. Almost everyone has an ...

Get your news from a source that’s not owned and controlled by oligarchs. Sign up for the free Mother Jones Daily. In the world’s waters, fish are making a quiet, biological retreat. The once simple ...

The scarlet monkeyflower's ability to keep pace with a punishing drought signals some plants can adapt quickly to climate ...

When the worst drought on record struck parts of the US West Coast and Mexico, many plants didn’t make it. But against the ...

Disruptive Futures Institute Affirms Metaruptions Concept as Word of the Year, Demonstrating Prescient Framework that Predicted the Collapse of Isolated Trends The world still chases trends as ...

A new review study explains that extremophiles have revolutionized medicine, and are invaluable allies in the fight against climate change.

Philanthropy is entering a structural reset. Between now and 2030, the logic through which social purpose capital is governed ...