The Peacock plant, Calathea Makoyana, offers striking beauty for any home. This guide details its care needs. Provide bright, ...

In Old Norse mythology, Baldr, the son of the god Odin and the goddess Frigg, was slain with a mistletoe spear. Some interpretations suggest that, “kissing under the mistletoe symbolizes forgiveness, ...

Trekking across Malaysia, her adopted country, she found more than 150 unrecorded plant species. “She’s one of the greatest ...

Just because you want indoor tropical plants doesn't mean that you need to have bright light. Here are two options that ...

December is the coldest month of the year in our area, but there are a few activities that will get you out in the garden ...

Technically, the coconut is not a true nut. Although kukui nut is edible, it can create serious stomach issues when too many ...

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When animals are faced with extinction, they have three options: move, adapt, or die. Every year, the western monarch ...

Since the time of the dinosaurs, cycad plants may have attracted insects using infrared light. It may be the world's oldest ...

The words “pollination” and “flower” may seem inseparable, but plants began courting insects millions of years before they ...

This important study shows that different forms and mixtures of cardenolide toxins in tropical milkweed, especially nitrogen- and sulfur-containing types, change how monarch caterpillars eat, grow, ...

While spring bird migration starts at different times in different regions, winter prep is always a good idea — otherwise you ...