Most trees in the Amazon (90%), the Atlantic Forest (90%), or the Cerrado, the Brazilian savanna-like biome (60%), depend on ...

A new paper in Annals of Botany indicates that pollination can have a dramatic effect on how plants grow and change. The ...

Many ground covers struggle to survive in damp soil, making it tricky to fill in those spots in your garden. This ...

The U.S. Botanic Garden in Washington, D.C., is currently home to a rare and pungent spectacle: the blooming of the so-called ...

Researchers have documented for the first time that insects can hear and react to plants’ acoustic distress signals, which ...

Cockroaches are tough to deal with, and chemical treatments aren't always safe. Use this common kitchen flavoring ingredient ...

Once a resident of a South African forest, the plant now remains protected in botanical gardens to ensure its existence.

The potato, it turns out, is not a “purebreed.” It’s the result of an ancient and accidental hybridization that occurred ...

At a beach near Algiers, brown algae native to the Pacific Ocean cover the golden sand, posing a threat to ecosystems native ...

Basil is a much-loved herb that is easy to grow, but it does have some specific requirements if you want it to be healthy and ...

A gardener on Instagram said that he uses an electric toothbrush in his garden, and claims that the trick "tripled" his ...