Vanilla flavoring is widely used in food, pharmaceuticals, and cosmetics. The primary source, Vanilla planifolia, however, is ...

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.

On the Kern River, a Southern California Edison hydroelectric plant diverts water and leaves a 16-mile section of the river ...

Scientists may be underestimating how plants will respond to rising global temperatures when they study hot summers but not ...

President Trump’s efforts to freeze climate spending have sparked warnings of rippling consequences in years ahead. For many ...

Wild vanilla species face habitat loss up to 53% under climate change scenarios. Some may expand habitats by 140% but still ...

Below the sparkling, turquoise waters of Florida Bay are plants that don’t always get the credit they deserve. South ...

Colorado’s utility companies have been planning for nearly two decades to shutter their coal-burning power plants and transition to cleaner alternatives.

Plants and trees send their roots into the ground to soak up water and nutrients from the soil. Until now, scientists ...

Scientists transplant crossbred corals off Miami's coast to help local reefs combat climate change effects, introducing ...

For a decade, scientists have believed that plants sensed temperature mainly through specialized proteins, and mainly at ...

Websites displaying legally mandated U.S. national climate assessments seem to have disappeared. The reports tell state and ...