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World War I impact craters, Verdun, 2005.
war history

Plants, Heavy Metals, and the Lingering Scars of World War I

A closer look at the hardy residents of some of our most damaged landscapes.
Cal Flyn August 10, 2021
In France, Plaincourault Chapel features a peculiar depiction of the Garden of Eden's Tree of the Knowledge of Good and Evil.
science

Does This Medieval Fresco Show A Hallucinogenic Mushroom in the Garden of Eden?

Controversy over what's depicted in the image, and what it may say about early Christians, has raged for decades.
Emma Betuel August 5, 2021
A stand selling the snack in Bangalore.
food

The Mysterious Street Snack That Has Baffled Botanists for Decades

Even DNA tests have yet to confirm its identity.
Barkha Kumari August 5, 2021
Albino redwoods, which do not produce chorophyll, and even rarer chimera redwoods, which have patches of albinism, may hold clues to an ecosystem's health, according to preliminary research.
forests

Rare Albino Redwoods May Hold Clues to Ecosystem Health

Once thought to be a burden to neighboring trees, these 'ghosts of the forest' may actually benefit them.
Marina Wang July 9, 2021
A corpse flower blooming at a botanic garden in Bonn, Germany, in 2006.
botanical gardens

The Careful Work of Breathing Life Into the Corpse Flower

In botanic gardens, the lineage of a famously smelly plant is threatened. What can save it?
Doug Johnson January 19, 2021
After blooming for about 48 hours, the titan arum’s spathe closed and the spadix began to wither.
botanical gardens

What It's Like to Care for the Mighty 'Corpse Flower'

"Everybody knew: Don’t touch the titan."
Elaine Ayers August 24, 2020
Activists, farmers, and indigenous groups around the world have jointed together to protest corporate seed patents.
plants

How to Plant a Home Garden and 'Free the Seed'

By saving and swapping seeds, you can preserve agricultural heritage.
Reina Gattuso May 19, 2020
horticulture

Preserve Your Quarantine Nature Walks With a DIY Herbarium

Pressed plants can be your journal of the pandemic.
Jessica Leigh Hester April 28, 2020
Video

The Mystery of Hawai‘i’s Doctor’s Pit

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Trout lilies in the memorial garden.
gardens

Centuries Later, America's First Female Botanist Lives On in a Community Garden

Jane Colden defied gender barriers to become an early expert in Linnaean taxonomy.
Sabrina Imbler September 20, 2019
Hollywood by night, 1930.
roads

Why Are There Palm Trees in Los Angeles?

Turns out it's an image thing.
Dan Nosowitz July 6, 2018