Many flowering plants have duplicated genomes, which could have helped them evolve to deal with extreme stress in times of ...

UC Davis researchers have discovered a multi-layered system that plants use to regulate salicylic acid, a hormone vital for disease resistance but harmful in excess. The mechanism involves enzymes ...

It may seem odd to think of aphids producing their offspring while already pregnant, but in actuality, it is not an unusual ...

A Hiroshima-University-led research team has discovered a key gene responsible for the initiation of gemma development, ...

Rachel Shatto, Editor-in-chief of PRIDE.com, is an SF Bay Area-based writer, podcaster, and former editor of Curve magazine, where she honed her passion for writing about social justice and sex (and ...

Celibacy is having a moment. It even has a branded campaign: a partnership between David’s Protein Bars and social provocateur Julia Fox, who has publicly talked about her own abstaining from sex. In ...

This is a slow time for the gardener. One gardening practice that can be done is propagating plants. Separating or getting leaves and stems to grow roots is referred to asexual propagation. These ...

Welcome to Ella and the City—a new column by Ella Snyder about what it’s like to date as a trans person in New York City today. In high school, most of my friends were having sex. I never felt horny, ...