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Studies show where people actively engage in managing local habitat for pollinators, at-risk butterflies are holding on and ...

Growth is very vigorous this month, and a few April showers would help things in gardens as well as fill the dams. With the longer days and the warmer temperatures, plants romp away and you know that ...

And in a serendipitous twist of fate, one of The Beatles was a big fan of "Happy Days," and went out of his way to let the ...

Companion plants provide a range of services to their partners. Some deter pests through chemical compounds in their foliage, ...

At different times of the day, different flowers open up for light and pollination.

Featuring unheard recordings and restored concert footage, "One to One" adds clarity to their fight against apathy.

You don't often find crowds of people flocking together to take in the pungent scent of rotting flesh, but that's exactly ...

Warm spring temperatures can bring insects that like to feed on tender buds and leaves of hydrangeas. Learn how to identify ...

Plant biologists examined records for nearly 1,200 individual corpse flower plants from 111 institutions around the world. The data and records were severely lacking and not standardized. Without ...

Commonly called the "corpse flower," Amorphophallus titanum is endangered for many reasons, including habitat destruction, ...

An assortment of Paul McCartney solo albums will be reissued in a limited edition on Japanese SHM-CDs later this year.