Perhaps most impressive is Aralia cordata “Sun King” (Japanese spikenard), a bold architectural plant that brings tropical drama to shaded areas. This Japanese spikenard cultivar features compound ...

Microplastics are pervasive in the environment and often so small they can’t be seen with the naked eye. Removing them has ...

GARDEN envy is a real thing – but what if you didn’t need to spend hundreds to give your outdoor space a makeover? According ...

Climate change has brought the extreme, erratic and unseasonal weather that’s now damaging and even killing our plants.  So we need to ...

As long as there have been forests, there have been natural events that change them. To understand the effects of the recent ice storm, it may help to review forest form and function. Forests are ...

Successfully maintaining fruit trees in your yard requires meticulous planning, especially in terms of knowing which plants ...

Start with the Right Tank Size When it comes to setting up a fish tank, bigger really is better—especially for beginners.

Nankai University researchers have found that plant leaves can directly absorb microplastics (MPs) from the atmosphere, leading to a widespread presence of plastic polymers in vegetation.

A research team has uncovered the mechanism and underlying reason behind the transformation of residual cells into epidermal ...

"Just as blue sunlight scatters in the Earth's atmosphere and makes the sun look slightly less blue, light from a strong blue, rich white street light enters your eyeball, scatters around in your ...

Some pastures that were grazed too tightly last fall may appear greener than those with adequate residual. However, this “greener” appearance can often be misleading. In many cases, it signals ...