Have you ever thought about who the humble potato on your plate really is? We all know potatoes as a staple food, but their ...

Many of us see bananas as a simple, everyday snack, but only a few know about their history and precise scientific classification. However, knowing their botanical name can help us learn more about ...

Widely considered a pest and a scourge, a leaf-chomping defoliator dedicated to decimating crops, boring into buds and biting down blossoms as it works to satiate its inexhaustible appetite, a new ...

Its origin is a mystery, but the Peggy Martin rose weathered weeks underwater after one of America’s most devastating storms.

Deep within Kew’s Herbarium lies a collection brimming with potential: the carpological collection. Home to more than 53,000 ...

In July, the Trump administration proposed revoking what’s known as the “endangerment” finding, the concept that climate ...

Scientists are making new discoveries every day, but many of them fall under the radar. Some of these findings are life-changing, while others expand our knowledge of the world around us. Here are ...

Mary Vaux Walcott (1860-1940), considered to be one of America’s most important naturalists, recorded in watercolor paintings ...

Protecting the natural world will require changing the human world. While science is a powerful tool to inform the choices we make in the future, those choices will be made by humans. Politicians, ...

How does a plant manage to quickly adapt its growth to changing environmental conditions? A research team at the University ...

Scientists have shown that two previously separate modes of plant branching regulation can be connected, revealing the most ...

Plant scientists discovered hidden stem cell regulators tied to growth and crop size. Their breakthrough could transform how we grow food, fuel, and resilient harvests.