Much like how humans now send instant messages to each other on the Internet, plants such as strawberry and clover can exchange information along linked networks, ongoing research suggests.

A growing number of Americans consider global warming an important threat that calls for drastic action, and 40 percent say that a presidential candidate's position on the issue will strongly influence how they vote, according to a national survey

The city of Los Angeles has decided to stop its practice of supplying Jewish families with palm fronds for the annual harvest holiday of Sukkot, citing a fungus and budgetary constraints behind its the decision.

Water is prized in western Kansas, where aquifers are suffering and farms are miles wide and generations deep; a scant half inch of rain can mean the difference between a successful season and a failed one.

Scientists have discovered 11 new species of plants and animals in Vietnam, including a snake, two butterflies and five orchid varieties, the Worldwide Fund for Nature said Wednesday.

In recent years, many of the robins never left, having spent the entire winter flying about in flocks in search of crab- bapples and ornamental cherries to feed on.