Buildings adorned with plants are an increasingly familiar sight in cities worldwide. These "green walls" are generally ...

Squamellaria plants grow special structures to host the ants they symbiotically rely on for nutrients. Distinct compartments ...

We have all been in the situation during hot muggy summers when we toss and turn all night trying to get some sleep. We blame it on the heat and that we can’t get comfortable but our real concern is ...

Addressing global heating and biodiversity loss requires those in government and industry to act with urgency to reduce greenhouse gas emissions.

In fantasy worlds, trees like the Lord of the Rings’ Ents are agile and mobile. In the real world, they’re slow.

Tampa Bay got slammed with over 80 inches of rain, shattering records in a region that already averages 50 inches annually, ...

In a surprising twist of nature, certain fig trees in Kenya are doing more than just bearing fruit—they’re capturing carbon ...

Scientists discovered that fig trees in Kenya can store carbon dioxide as calcium carbonate rocks inside their trunks and ...

Kenyan fig trees can literally turn parts of themselves to stone, using microbes to convert internal crystals into ...

Certain trees, like figs, crape myrtles, calamondins, ginkgos, and Japanese maples, can thrive when planted in pots rather ...

The best time to plant a tree was twenty years ago—the second best time is today.” (The following is a Letter to the Editor ...

These three blooms not only fill the air with their sweet scent but also grow thick and lush enough to offer a sense of ...