The plant kingdom is utterly fascinating and still has a lot to be discovered. From plants that can attack animals to those that give electric shocks, these botanicals are far from fully understood.

The warming world has disrupted the timing for plant and animal reproduction, and it's usually bad news for species that ...

Scientists call the phenomenon “evolutionary rescue” — when a species’ genetic diversity allows it to survive amid extreme threats.

Japanese red elder plants protect their own survival by dropping fruits that contain Heterhelus beetle larvae. Surprisingly, this action also allows the larvae to survive. A study from Kobe University ...

A butterfly long thought extinct in the UK could be making a surprise comeback.

The interior of Luna Park Cafe is a love letter to 1950s diner culture, written in turquoise vinyl and black and white checkerboard patterns. Every design choice screams “mid-century America” with the ...

One of the most marginalized and in fact understudied plant groups, hornworts, has the potential to provide a long-awaited ...

Nearly 40% of California-grown nonorganic produce has residues from PFAS pesticides — potentially toxic “forever chemicals” ...

Nearly 40% of nonorganic fruits and vegetables grown in California contain traces of pesticides that are also PFAS, or "forever chemicals," according to a new investigation.

A new permanent exhibition has opened in Pompeii that shows plaster casts of people killed in the Mount Vesuvius eruption, frozen in their final moments. On Thursday, curators put 22 casts on ...