"Wow! I had no idea!" Expert issues PSA about beautiful plant that is unfortunately toxic: 'It's a shame' first appeared on ...

Four rare species have fluttered into view during my continuing quest to photograph the endangered Mount Charleston blue ...

In a Swiss pine forest, the treetops are being sprayed with mist in a bid to discover the effect that drier or wetter air has ...

During a particularly hot afternoon in June, my staff and I were walking a shaded trail at Garden in the Woods in Framingham ...

Beneath the forest floor lies an overlooked secret: many plants grow a second set of roots far deeper than expected sometimes ...

Hidden beneath the forest floor, Thismia is one of nature’s strangest and most secretive plants. Often called the "vampire plant," it doesn’t photosynthesize like most plants – instead, it ...

Two years ago, Delfico submitted an application to the state requesting permission to plant New York City’s first-ever micro-forest. And just over one year ago, its first trees were planted by ...

The forest at the tip of Lord Howe Island's highest peak is an otherworldly place alive with animals and plants not found elsewhere on Earth. But it's taken radical action to save it.

The rare plant contains 160 billion base pairs, the coupled units that make up strands of DNA, according to the study. By comparison, the human genome consists of a mere 3 billion.

The rare plant contains 160 billion base pairs, the coupled units that make up strands of DNA, according to the study. By comparison, the human genome consists of a mere 3 billion.

Forest ecologists define forests as a community of interacting species organized by structural elements and species composition that perform specific functions. It starts at the forest floor and ...