Scientists at the Missouri Botanical Garden are preserving diverse plant species. And, how micronutrients could help address world hunger.

IF you’re fed up with caterpillars crawling all over your plants, fear not, you’ve come to the right place.  Some caterpillars are serious plant pests and one of the most common garden ...

Researchers put a portable antimatter containment system through its paces at CERN — plus, the maths of a black hole fly-by.

Some seedlings are more likely to become leggy than others. Here's which ones to watch out for when growing them at home.

With a nickname like ‘skunk cabbage’, the infamously stinky flowers of Symplocarpus renifolius are unlikely to grace a bridal ...

Western diets make up most of South Africa’s food systems. This displaces indigenous crops and edible forest plants. Here’s how farmers can be nudged to change their ways, writes Qinisani Nhlakanipho ...

The temperature is still in flux, and this will likely remain true as we continue to march forward through spring. However, ...

Plants can be vulnerable to plenty ... and members of the cabbage family. These diseases are easy to identify by their sad symptoms, which include water-soaked spots on blossoms, stems, leaves ...

The signs of slug infestation are similar to other garden pests, so it's best to identify it with your own eyes. A tell-tale ...

THEY’RE probably driving you mad, now that the weather has warmed up. And while house flies are the bane of many lives in the summer, there’s another insect that’s also causing ...

The flower heads such as are visible in your photo are another solid form of identification ... assume in telling people they can eat various plants, including wild onions, mushrooms, and the ...