"They were enormous and worrisome." Distressed homeowner seeks advice after making major mistake with trees: 'I would be very ...

The center of a tree or shrub stem (from roots to trunk, branches, and twigs) is woody, composed of xylem cells that conduct water from the roots to the upper parts of the tree. That woody section is ...

Charles Darwin predicted the existence of a moth with a long tongue based on a comet orchid's nectar spurs. This was ...

To plan for the future, it's sometimes necessary to look to the past. To improve natural history collection and analysis in ...

A rare bloom with a pungent odor like decaying flesh has opened in the Australian capital in the nation’s third such ...

When you’re shopping for trees, shrubs or perennials, the hardiness zone should be one of the first things you check.

New “slow flower” farms grow beautiful blooms—without health-harming chemicals used by overseas operations that dominate the ...

Citrus greening disease has weakened trees, which is why recent hurricanes have been able to cause so much more damage. A ...

Flowers have long inspired artists, but could they be artists themselves? A new Saatchi Gallery exhibition explores their ...

Scientists at the Salk Institute are buoyed after a first-of-its-kind study provided further clues on how plants in later stages of life protect themselves from environmental threats. Their findings ...