When most home gardeners are pining for spring, you're getting ready to make things bloom. These 11 flowers are perfect to ...

There is good news about the monarch butterfly migration this year. It looks like the number of butterflies that made it to their overwintering grounds in Mexico has nearly doubled compared to last ...

Cate Blanchett has teamed up with Kew's Millennium Seed Bank She's a Hollywood A-lister, with a mantelpiece groaning under the weight of awards. But Cate Blanchett has taken an unexpected diversion ...

She's a Hollywood A-lister, with a mantelpiece groaning under the weight of awards. But Cate Blanchett has taken an unexpected diversion from her day job - to immerse herself in the world of the ...

The Make America Healthy Again movement has a surprisingly popular, bipartisan nutrition agenda. But what kind of dent will it make in our overall health? Today, we examine the science behind three ...

Q: What are these structures growing on our Spring Welcome Magnolia? — Randy S. A: The round, red-colored structures in your photo are the seed-bearing pods, or fruits, of the magnolia. The pods can ...

A new one, inspired by plant seed pods, takes the form of a robotic gripper which is strong yet easily activated. Putting it simply, bistable devices are tensioned gadgets that are capable of ...

Hello Mid-Ohio Valley farmers and gardeners! After a hot and dry week, we received some needed rain. Many backyard gardeners are harvesting vine-ripened tomatoes, bell peppers and green beans. One of ...

At this time in July there are so many plants to look at that it can be overwhelming. But the ones just about everyone sees and recognizes are the wild orange daylilies (Hemerocallis fulva). Also ...

DENVER — A number of flowers are called "lilies." Aside from true lilies, there are daylilies, canna lilies, gloriosa lilies, pineapple lilies and calla lilies. They're all vaguely related but ...

Question: Pods have formed at the top of some of my amaryllis plants after the bloom declined. It looks like they are full of seeds. Can they be used to start more plants? Answer: Increase your ...