The Florida Native Plant Society defines a Florida native plant as species occurring within the state boundaries prior to ...

The extinction of hundreds of bird species caused by humans over the last 130,000 years has led to substantial reductions in avian functional diversity—a measure of the range of different roles ...

The Royal Horticultural Society is the UK’s leading gardening charity. We aim to enrich everyone’s life through plants, and make the UK a greener and more beautiful place.

One of the worst phenomena is the spread of invasive species. According to the US Department of Agriculture, an invasive species can be defined in two major ways: it is alien or non-native to the ...

Florida International University (FIU) scientists have finally identified a new species of hammerhead shark years after first collecting samples, but the shark's official discovery comes as its ...

Wandering the pine rainforests and palmetto-choked riverbanks, they set about recording the number of dinosaur species they observe. They have all sorts of traits to consider when sorting their ...

However, some species are better suited for sweet dishes, while others best complement savory meals. The primary differences lie in the chemical composition of the tree from which the cinnamon is ...

palustris), Pondberry (Lindera melissifolia), Pondspice (Litsea aestivalis), sassafras (Sassafras albidum) and even camphor trees (Cinnamomum camphora), which ... We have at least 30 species of ...

Australian researchers have discovered a super-sized species of trapdoor spiders found only in Queensland. The females of this rare species can live for over 20 years in the wild and grow up to ...