Create an all-inclusive bird sanctuary in your backyard with plants that provide what birds need most for food, shelter and ...

Advert The Svalbard Global Seed Vault is surrounded by glaciers and frozen tundra and houses seeds, if the name didn’t already give it away, yet little is known about what is inside it - that is until ...

The latest deposit includes vital crop varieties from around the world. The Svalbard Global Seed Vault in Norway, April 20, 2009. /VCG "The seed vault is about our world's food security. It is ...

This week, thousands of seeds from gene banks around the globe were flown to a remote airstrip in the Arctic Circle. Host Carolyn Beeler tells how new deliveries of seeds from African countries help ...

(250226) -- LONGYEARBYEN (NORWAY), Feb. 26, 2025 (Xinhua) -- File photo taken on June 19, 2024 shows people walking toward the entrance of the Svalbard Global Seed Vault in Longyearbyen, Norway. A ...

Norway is at the forefront of this emerging field of research, called glacial archaeology. With about 4,500 artifacts discovered, the country claims more than half of the planet's glacial ...

Seeds from 19 species of African trees have been added to the Svalbard Global Seed Vault in Norway. The trees were selected by the World Agroforestry Center for their value to communities across ...

Serious gardeners who want to start large quantities of seeds will benefit from certain investments like artificial lights and heating pads. But for gardeners who are growing a small number of plants ...

such as Norway spruce that can live up to 400 years. Plants constantly change the activity of their genes in order to develop and adapt to their environment. Genes can be switched off over ...

According to the agreement, Norway will support these organizations with NOK 1.9 billion ($170 million) per year over the next five years (2025-2029), with a total budget of NOK 9.5 billion ($851 ...