Springtails, an ancient arthropod, are commonly found in snow at this time of year. Here's what gave them the nickname, "snow ...

Over the past year, scientists at the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew, in the U.K., officially named 125 plants and 65 fungi. The ...

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Bishop Museum is offering an updated Botany Checklist of native and non-native plants of the islands — alive and extinct — as ...

Abstract: The utilization of herbal medicinal plants dates to antiquity, and as human civilization has progressed and technology has advanced, a significant proportion of contemporary medicines have ...

Habitat loss is a great cause of wildlife endangerment. You can help in your home garden by creating a wildlife habitat with ...

Having a black cherry tree in your yard may sound nice, but there are some major cons you'll need to consider that could ...

The Odessa American is the leading source of local news, information, entertainment and sports for the Permian Basin.

Do you usually throw away your old potting soil, thinking it's spent? If yes, you're wasting a good thing. Some plants thrive ...

Abstract: Plant identification poses a challenge for end-users, including novice botanists, due to the high similarity between species, particularly those within the same genus and family, as well as ...