Our human species emerged in Africa around 300,000 years ago but scientists don't yet have a clear picture of what kind of ...

So unharvestable and priceless, this night-blooming cactus flower wilts soon after blooming, making it one of the rarest flowers in the world. A man-made marvel that took eight years to cultivate, ...

Without pollinators, we wouldn’t have one out of every three bites of food we eat. That’s because about 35 percent of the ...

The Victorian era is famously regarded as a period of restraint—restraint in clothing, social norms, emotional behavior, communication … the list could go on and on.

Scientists have recently mapped the painted lady butterfly's annual flight from equatorial Africa to northern Europe and back ...

In addition to being aesthetically pleasing, this beautiful range of plants often has several benefits for our physical and ...

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By Mongabay.com Succulents endemic to South Africa and Namibia are drying up and dying across the increasingly hot northern ...

"The mpox virus is primarily spread by prolonged close contact, typically skin-to-skin, often during sexual activity.

With the world awash in stress and anxiety, nature can be the perfect spring antidote. One good way to soothe the brain is ...