botany

A new study on mice showed that ginger may counter certain autoimmune disorders such as lupus and antiphospholipid syndrome.

Scientists find a new species of flower in a remote part of Hawaii.

Modern crops have been optimized for a lot of things, but not for climate change.

Declining bee populations could lead to increased food insecurity and economic losses in the billions.

Each pile of dung contains a cornucopia of seeds, perfect for reforesting.

TreeTalk finds rare arboreal treasures among London’s common foliage.

Carbon nanotubes embedded in leaves detect chemical signals that are produced when a plant is damaged.

Check out the curriculum for the nation’s first cannabis-focused bachelor’s program.

The 385-million-year-old fossils show that trees evolved modern features millions of years earlier than previously estimated.

Designers from Luxembourg created a smart planter that can give anyone a green thumb.

New research solves a long-standing puzzle.

Attention rates, however, remained the same whether smoking or not.

The natural world evolved many pop culture frights long before storytellers used them to terrify us.