AN extreme close-up of a bee has been crowned the overall winner of a wildlife photography contest run by the Berkshire, ...

This South African native shrub features fuzzy orange flowers that will attract hummingbirds with ease and bring some extra ...

Scientists have discovered a new species and entire subgenus of blue mining bee in the southern plains, known for its unique ...

First, I want to explain the difference between aggressive and invasive plants. Florida native plants can become aggressive, like elderberries, but because they are native, they do not disturb the ...

With input from fynbos ecologists and horticulturists they are looking at which species are the easiest to kick-start an ...

An Aptos biotech company says it has created the world’s first self-fertile nonpareil almond variety — a breakthrough that ...

Sometimes, however, art and real life have a charming way of meeting up: Tucson-based artist Alex Heveri has created a sunny ...

Oklahoma is a treasure trove of biodiversity, but there’s still a lot to be learned about the hidden and undiscovered things ...

Think that golden drizzle on your porridge is the last bastion of purity? Think again. DNA tests show that more than 90 per ...

“GROWING IN THE mud, and yet so clean, the lotus is a symbol of purity,” writes the Sri Lankan historian Ananda K. Coomaraswamy in his 1913 book “The Arts and Crafts of India & Ceylon.” The lotus pool ...

Icons of beauty, providers of sustenance, even symbols of divinity — blossoming plants have assumed a deep significance to ...

For artist Janice Hansen, seeing the mural installed at the library was her proudest artistic achievement and a legacy of the ...