The Mediterranean Basin, recognized as one of the top 36 "biodiversity mega-hotspots" globally, faces heightened risk from non-native plant invasions ...
To plan for the future, it's sometimes necessary to look to the past. To improve natural history collection and analysis in ...
New “slow flower” farms grow beautiful blooms—without health-harming chemicals used by overseas operations that dominate the ...
Botanists have found a stand of rare trees in Tanzania’s Zanzibar archipelago not known to grow wild anywhere else in Africa.
Scientists studied plant DNA to understand past extinctions. They found that warming climates increase competition, ...
Global warming is producing a rapid loss of plant species -- according to estimates, roughly 600 plant species have died out since 1750 -- twice the number of animal species lost. But which species ...
The largest agricultural boom on the planet threatens to destroy a spectacular savanna. Here's what happens when progress ...
They appeared at dusk. The day was ending in a pink-and-yellow sky when a cub moved in the grass. Its mother appeared next, ...
Leptophis mystacinus, or the mustache parrot snake, was discovered in the Cerrado, a massive savanna of mixed grasslands, shrublands, rocky outcrops and forests known for its biodiversity, according ...
For an earlier show of flowers, sow sweet peas and cosmos indoors, ready to plant seedlings outdoors in spring. This time of year is also perfect for planting bare-root trees and shrubs, saving money ...