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Environmental adaptation

New work by Prof. Siobhan Brady and Alex Cantó-Pastor at the UC Davis College of Biological Sciences shows how tomato plants can make themselves more drought-tolerant by producing a waxy substance, suberin, in their roots.

How tomato plants use their roots to ration water during drought

a reindeer eating

Reindeer sleep while chewing their cud

Thermostat. Pixabay

How hot is too hot for humans? Around 50°C

Iani Smithi

Iani smithi Ducks Out as Duckbills Take Over

An adult male black and white snub-nosed monkey (Rhinopithecus bieti).

Asian Monkeys in the Cold Evolve for Survival

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