Analysts are looking for decreased profit for Xylem when the company reports its results for the first quarter on Thursday, April 30, 2015. Xylem reported profit of 34 cents a year ago, but the ...

March 25 (UPI) --Engineers at MIT have developed a water filter made from cross-sections of tree branches that can filter bacteria from contaminated water. The filter takes advantage of the natural ...

The interiors of nonflowering trees such as pine and ginkgo contain sapwood lined with straw-like conduits known as xylem, which draw water up through a tree's trunk and branches. Xylem conduits are ...

Every day, about one quadrillion gallons of water are silently pumped from the ground to the treetops. Earth's plant life accomplishes this staggering feat using only sunlight. It takes energy to lift ...

Expectations have dropped for Xylem's (XYL) first quarter results in the month leading up to the company's earnings announcement slated for Tuesday, April 30, 2013. The consensus analyst estimate has ...

Filters made from tree branches can purify drinking water sources, a new study finds. Prototypes of these xylem filters, tested in India, show promise as a low-cost, natural filtration option. The ...

To tap an unlikely source of nutrition, insects small enough to sit on a pencil eraser have to suck harder than any known creature. Philaenus spumarius froghoppers pierce plants with their mouthparts ...