The coca plant has been cultivated in South America for thousands of years and used for a variety of ritual, spiritual, and ...

But what makes one plant more likely to survive than another? We’ve uncovered some strange and surprising facts about some of our hardiest plants. Scientists in Germany think they’ve ...

What Makes a Plant Invasive? Invasive plants have two characteristics. First, these plants are nonnative to the ecosystem, and second, they cause or are likely to cause harm to humans, the ...

Only six years old at the time, I was at first put off by these garish plants. Such strange and vibrant flowers seemed out of place among the respectable beans, peppers, spinach, and other ...

Life (as far as we know) started in water and is still very much dependent upon it. Find out about the animals and plants that rely on ponds, the history and key features of this habitat, and why we ...

Yerba mate is one of the most popular caffeinated beverages in the world. International research led by the University of Buenos Aires, in collaboration with the European Molecular Biology Laboratory ...

The app offers users plenty of information about the plant they don’t know, right on the spot. At the same time researchers are receiving new data and facts about plant diversity: where and when are ...

If you are in a frost-prone area, take steps to protect your trees when nighttime temperatures are predicted to fall below ...