Not every room in your house is built equally. Some get lots of natural light and others don't -- these are the plants that ...

Although other studies have indicated that you would need more plants than this recommended number to effectively clean the air, the houseplants included in NASA’s list have been proven to ...

Watch out for its common enemies — air pollution ... Another flowering plant that lures the mourning dove's coos is the purple coneflower (Echinacea purpurea). Like many greenery, it grows with full ...

There’s a quiet revolution happening in gardens around the world, and it’s all about putting down the tiller. More and more ...

Microscopic pores on the surface of leaves called stomata help plants "breathe" by controlling how much water they lose due ...

Bugs inevitably find their way into your home -- usually the kitchen -- but you don't need an expensive exterminator or ...

Ivy is thought to bring happiness and good fortune, and it can be good luck to have indoors. Place it in bright, indirect ...

Trees and plants are oxygen generating factories that cleanse air, absorb carbon dioxide and supply oxygen for animals and humans to breathe. Deforestation and urbanization have left us with ...

This is one reason that it's so appealing to think of potted plants as passively, and inexpensively, cleaning the air. Essentially, plant leaves take in carbon dioxide and other pollutants ...

That's why you always see it hanging on Southern front porches, where the light is shady and the air is damp and warm. Spray this low-maintenance plant with a mister in between waterings to keep ...

Every bite an herbivore takes comes at the expense of a plant. Are plants passive victims or do they actively resist these attacks? Some plants avoid herbivory by decreasing their apparency or ...

Human Rights Watch research found that air pollution levels near plant A – and the later built plant B located two kilometers away – are dangerously high and that residents are experiencing ...