Nick Baker takes a look at the weird phenomenon that produces hair ice, a rare winter wonder formed by a bit of alchemy magic ...

Through pollination and feeding on all parts of plants, insects influence which plants thrive, which struggle, and even ...

In the damp understory of forests in Taiwan, mainland Japan, and Okinawa, a plant called Balanophora can fool you at first ...

While most plants form a symbiotic partnership with mycorrhizal fungi, the fairy lantern is a mycohetertroph which manages to ...

A quick explainer of what National Biodiversity Strategies and Action Plans (NBSAPs) are, and how countries use them to meet ...

ADRIANE TOBIAS’ forest work composite image from Adriane Tobias/Facebook When Adriane Tobias discusses the life that thrives ...

Learn how an underground plant is redefining what plants need to survive.

There are some Christmas customs whose origins many people don't quite know, but which have been passed down through ...

The Secret Language of Plant Stress Signals When plants face stress, they activate a signaling cascade involving multiple ...

A weird-looking parasitic plant has discarded all its photosynthesis machinery – and nevertheless has found a way to thrive.

Missouri animal health experts warn of a potential reintroduction of a flesh-eating fly in the state within a year or two.

The traditional carol “The Holly and the Ivy” mentions two of the evergreen plants associated with the holidays. Ivy, holly ...