Millions of Wildflowers Now Delight the Town After Vermont Couple Got Tired of Mowing the Lawn All Day
First came 'baby's breath' then came red and yellow poppies, pink catchfly, bright orange sulphur cosmos, red columbine, and foxglove.
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Hand Pollination of "Sapphire Tower" Helps Rare Plant Survive - Only Blooming Every 20 Years
The flowering of the specimen at the botanical gardens is allowing botanists to hand-pollinate other members with a paintbrush
'Important Message of Hope' Made by Re-Planting Extinct Tree Species on Hawaii
The conservationists have grown 30 seedlings from a specimen discovered last year, even though the tree was presumed extinct.
Lost for 97 Years, Rediscovered Magnolia Tree Spurs Hope for its Restoration in Haiti
The northern Haiti magnolia (Magnolia emarginata) has been missing since scientists first discovered it in 1925
A 'Plant Dating' Pop-up has Appeared in London to Help Brits Find Their Perfect 'Plant-ner'
The ‘Lonely Plants Club' match-making service has been set up to marry the public with the perfect houseplants to suit their lifestyles.
This Lost Roman Era 'Miracle Plant' May Have Been Rediscovered
A Turkish botanist is learning how to cultivate what some believe to be the closest living relative to a Classical-era kitchen staple written about by Romans and Greeks. The golden-flowered "Silphium" was reported by Pliney the Elder as growing in modern-day Libya, and has been translated as being a prescription for everything from "stomach pain […]
Bridgestone Tire Gets Rubber from Desert Guayule Plant Which Doesn't Require Irrigation
Bridgestone has invested $100 million into farming a desert-dwelling herb to replace the rubber tree for rubber production.
Getting Plants 'Drunk' Insulates them Against Drought, According to New Research
Plants produce ethanol when deprived of water, so a research team in Japan reasoned it would protect them from future drought.
Scientists Discover Strange Carnivore Plant in Borneo that Traps its Prey Underground
The scientists have confirmed that it is the first carnivorous plant ever to be found trapping prey under the soil.
Artificial Photosynthesis Can Produce More Food in the Dark Than With Sunshine
Scientists are developing artificial photosynthesis to help make food production more energy-efficient here on Earth, and one day possibly on Mars.
Rare Orchid Thought to Be Extinct in Vermont For 120 Years is Rediscovered - Biologists Call it 'Astonishing'
The Vermont Fish and Wildlife Department confirmed they've discovered a population of orchids believed to be extinct in Vermont since 1902.
Give Your Feline Some Catnip - Getting Hooked on it Has Benefits
Cats get hooked on catnip because it has benefits, say researchers from Japan studying the adrenaline rush in felines.
Long Before Trees Overtook the Land, Our Planet Was Covered by Giant Mushrooms
These tall featureless trunks, which have been found as fossils all over the world, are now strongly believed to be mushrooms.
Texas Lists Two Critical Pollinator Flowers as Endangered Species, Practically Guaranteeing Milkweed Recovery
The twistflower and the milkweed now enjoy the protections of the Endangered Species List, the most successful and robust such law on earth.
Some Coastal Salt Marshes Are Keeping Up With Sea Level Rise: 'We Were Definitely Excited'
Salt marshes on the East Coast have accumulated soil more quickly over the past century-and some appear to be keeping pace with rising waters.
Rooms Filled with Plants Could Protect Us from Colds and Flu by Disinfecting Air, Study Finds
When absorbing sunlight, plants produce a biochemical that is a common sight among home first aid kits—hydrogen peroxide—a disinfection.
A Hero Ingredient To Help Manage Obesity: The Hardy Roselle Plant
When roselle polyphenols inhibited the lipase enzyme, the fat cannot be absorbed and is passed through the colon as waste.
Microphones Reveal Plants Make Many Sounds Especially When Stressed-And Each Species Sounded Different (Listen)
Plants have been recorded emitted sounds that no human can hear-mostly while they are stressed, and unique to each species and stressor.
Thousands of Native Plants Remain Unphotographed, But You Can Help Fill the Gaps for Scientists
A new survey of 33 major online databases of plant photographs revealed that 20% of Australian plants have no verifiable photograph.
Scientists Stumble on New Way to 'Hack' Photosynthesis For Renewable Energy
Photosynthesis is a wholly natural process, and scientists have been studying ways in which we can harness it to address the climate crisis.
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