An extended “stay at home” order by Governor Gretchen Whitmer bans selling fruit and vegetable plants. Workers at greenhouses and…
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Since ancient times, herbs have been used as natural treatments for various illnesses, including viral infections. Due to their concentration…
Scientists have discovered the secret of how the ginkgo tree can live for more than 1,000 years. A study found…
June 22, 1999 Scientists have known for the past two decades that many wild and agricultural plants launch an immune-like…
A major new technology has been developed by The University of Nottingham, which enables all of the world’s crops to…
By Claudine Zap Plants dating to the Little Ice Age discovered in the Arctic have come back to life. These…
by Miranda Green Many states and cities have long been turning trash into treasure by burning garbage to create heat…
When researchers sent plants to the International Space Station in 2010, the flora wasn’t meant to be decorative. Instead, the…
Vegetarian, vegan and raw diets can be healthful, probably far more healthful than the typical American diet. But to call…
“Because of the size of [Hurricane Sandy], we could see an impact to coastal and inland plants,” Neil Sheehan, a…
A little-known plant with a truly bizarre name is now making headlines as a cancer killer, with the compound of…
Scientists studying maize plants have located that the plants make clicking noises with their roots, and bend their roots toward…
We’ve all seen those pictures of our universe compared to a brain cell and also all the pictures of fractals…
How aware are plants? This is the central question behind a fascinating new book, “What a Plant Knows,” by Daniel Chamovitz, director…
Welcome to the Alien lands of Socotra, with strange trees like the Dragon Blood Tree! You would be inclined to…
By JULIE MA The future of urban farming is under construction in Sweden as agricultural design firm Plantagon works to bring a…
By West Penn Allegheny Health System Tree pollen in the air in February? Unheard of – at least until now.…