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Lilies are popular in European and American courtyards, but almost all the mother plants of European and American lilies originated from Lilium regale in China. The rose, which in the West symbolizes love, is actually a hybrid of the European rose and the Chinese rose. Kiwifruit, a New Zealand calling card , was born in China and is also known as the Chinese gooseberry.

Earth is currently in the middle of a mass extinction, losing thousands of species each year and new research suggests environmental changes caused the first such event in history, which occurred millions of years earlier than scientists previously thought.

Results from the first-ever global field assessment of the ecological effects of grazing in drylands are reported in a new study that was just published in Science

The “sedaDNA” is possible to prove helpful in the ongoing initiatives to understand how climate change could impact Antarctica in the future. Read this article to know more.

New study reveals that the bacterial communities that live in subarctic caves, which can give rise to products of particular interest to medicine and industry,

Just over 250 million years ago, during the end of the Permian period, and start of the Triassic, reptiles` rates of evolution and diversity started exploding, leading to a dizzying variety of abilities, body plans, and traits

Young date palms, recently planted, in hopes of saving a staple that is now under threat. >> the date palm is a symbol and is pride. thats why we wanted to plant the trees to restore the culture. a country of more than 30 million palm trees. >> reporter: iraq has been one of the top date producers in the world, with millions of trees growing across the country. these once thriving plants have since withered away, dehydrated , and blighted by environmental changes. >> before, we had an abundance ...

Bringing Taiwan to the World and the World to Taiwan

More than 770 crossings will have countdowns shorted by up to a minute and a half

ArcGIS software was used to analyze the spatial distribution of Mid Holocene (i.e., 6.7-3.1 ka BP) human settlements and sites in the Dalian area. Their evolution was studied in depth alongside the Mid Holocene environmental background known to have existed. The results showed that: ① The number of ancient settlements in the Dalian area increased during this period. Most sites during the three periods studied were to be found 0 to 50 m above sea level (asl), with a significant increase in the ...