What little water it does get is usually sweeping through in the form of fog, and it's here that its bafflingly long leaves ...

The majority of the threatened species do not grow in environmentally protected locations. Tropical plants in the genus ...

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Shi Zhengli, a leading virologist, became known as “Bat Woman” for her work on coronaviruses. She has spent decades studying ...

Elizabeth G. Oyer said she was urged to advocate for Gibson because of his "personal relationship with President Trump." ...

More than 18,000 people died on March 11, 2011 when Japan's north-eastern coast was hit by a massive earthquake, tsunami and ...

Moscow’s parks, organized by the capital’s Department of Culture, are home to a variety of animals and birds. Trees, shrubs, ...

This is where humans come in ‒ because it doesn’t take much to plant a butterfly haven. All the insects need is nectar from flowers and places to lay their eggs, which just about any yard can provide.

The city of Brockton can help you out with that. Brockton is giving out free trees to residents in partnership with the ...

Here, the plants are important ecological resources for a variety of creatures, including bats and hummingbirds ... Media ...