Honeybees are one of the most common pollinators. But their flower-visiting habits make it harder for some plants to produce good seeds.

New species named Pinanga subterranea as Kew botanists admit they have no idea how its flowers are pollinated

They tend backyards brimming with cactus varieties, consuming the produce. Prudence Gibson meets a hidden group of gardeners and ponders the allure – and – danger of psychoactive plants.

Data from 123 sites across all continents, including Antarctica, show mosses affect all major soil functions critical for sustaining life on Earth.

You may have seen it around the Valley and thought it was a wildflower, but Globe Chamomile, or ‘stinknet,’ is an invasive plant. Over the years, more and more Arizonans have been complaining about how much there is, given that when it dries out, it becomes fire fuel.

A flower's ability to mimic the sexually attractive traits of pollinators to lure them to its nectar has long fascinated scientists.

Use the five best plant identification apps we tested to identify plants along your trail walks, keep away from harmful plants while camping or set up your dream garden

Communities in Oaxaca, Mexico, are striving to produce mezcal sustainably—but soaring demand from across the border makes it tough.

In the wake of wildfires, floods and droughts, restoring damaged landscapes and habitats requires native seeds. The U.S. doesn't have enough, according to a report released Thursday. "Time is of the essence to bank the seeds and the genetic diversity our lands hold," the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering and Medicine (NASEM) report said.

Some species of carnivorous pitcher plant, Nepenthes, have switched from capturing and digesting insects to absorbing animal poop for their daily dose of nutrients – and it's a switch that's proving very beneficial.

Cloaked by the shadows of enchanting Asian woodlands, strange growths can be seen peeking out from between leaf litter like the ghosts of long-dead flowers.

Ben Nyberg stood on a knife-edge ridge along Hawaii’s Na Pali Coast, his eyes scouring the leafy recesses of the neighboring red-rock ridges. It was quiet, if not for a faint buzzing of a drone flying among flocks of curious white-tailed tropicbirds.

Amid a historic drought and a rising population, new devices and approaches can help ease the strain on water resources for agriculture.

Agri-tech company Gardin uses sensors and artificial intelligence to see how well crops are growing.

However, as counterintuitive as it sounds, alcohol has the opposite effect on plants. A recent study published in Plant & Cell Physiology shows that pre-treating soil with ethanol significantly enhances crop plants’ drought tolerance — without genetic modification. The stakes are high for climate resilience in food systems.

There's something really peculiar about ferns.

Bee populations are declining. More than half of the bat species in the United States are in severe decline or listed as endangered. And international scientists recently announced the monarch butterfly is perilously close to extinction.

Genetic tests have revealed that a seagrass meadow in WA's Shark Bay is actually a giant clone of itself, and is estimated to be at least 4,500 years old.

On The Table Read, Karen Stephenson talks to JJ Barnes about what inspired her to write her new Foraging Cookbook and the creative process behind her recipes.

Joey Santore’s YouTube channel, Crime Pays but Botany Doesn’t, crosses citizen science with vigilante environmentalism