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Gold mining operation on banks of river in Amazon rainforest
Environment

Trees can snitch on illegal gold miners in the Amazon

By Andrew Paul

three men work on planting a tree
Environment

A tree with 40 different fruits planted in Philadelphia

By Laura Baisas

a newly discovered species of plant. it has fuzzy white wool on its green leaves, a yellow center, and two small red flowers
Science

New species of fuzzy sunflower found by national park volunteer

By Laura Baisas

an illustration of two orchids and their root systems. one is growing near decomposing wood and fungi and has more flowers. the other is still growing, but does not have as many flowers
Science

Parasitic orchids ditch photosynthesis for fungi

By Laura Baisas

Visitors seen taking photos of the Corpse Flower's blossom at the Royal Botanic Garden Sydney. One of the biggest and smelliest flowers in the world blooms at the Royal Botanic Garden Sydney in Australia on January 23, 2025. It last bloomed in Sydney in 2010.
Environment

5 facts about corpse flowers that don’t stink

By Laura Baisas

Fossil pine trees in Montana
Environment

Thawing tundra reveals ancient fossilized forest in Montana

By Andrew Paul

A still showing the jet ejected from a squirting cucumber, which carries its seeds distances of up to 32 feet away from the mother plant.
Science

High-speed camera catches cucumber squirting seeds at 65 feet-per-second

By Laura Baisas

Ethiopian wolf licking nectar from Ethiopian red hot poker plant
Environment

These wolves are the first known carnivores to ‘enjoy’ sweets

By Andrew Paul

This fluorescence image shows chloroplasts (magenta colored) successfully incorporated into the hamster cells, with other features of the animal cell also highlighted (nuclei in light blue and organelles in yellow-green).
Science

Bioengineers made mutant, solar-powered hamster cells

By Andrew Paul

Close up of blooming corpse flower
Environment

Scientists crack the mystery of why the corpse flower smells like death

By Andrew Paul

yellow pollen shooting out of a red flower
Science

Plants could be manipulating sperm in completely new ways

By Laura Baisas

Monarch butterfly feeding on purple aster flower in summer floral background.
DIY

How to plant a garden butterflies will love

By Debbie Wolfe

herbs growing in kitchen
DIY

How to start growing herbs in your kitchen

By Debbie Wolfe

stages of a plant's development
Environment

Yes, plants go through ‘puberty’

By Laura Baisas

Butch Wilmore and Suni Williams with two astronauts aboard ISS
Science

Starliner astronauts are watering plants and fixing urine pumps on ISS

By Andrew Paul

a flower garden with a brick pathway running through the middle
DIY

How to figure out your gardening zone

By Debbie Wolfe

Viruses called bacteriophages infect intestinal bacteria by injecting their genetic material and later, new phages burst out of the bacterium. But these phages and bacteria can also live in harmony.
Science

The phageome: A hidden kingdom within your gut

By Amber Dance/Knowable Magazine

Located in the foothills of a rock emerging from a green field
Agriculture

Iron Age plant remains tell new agricultural story in east Africa

By Laura Baisas

a pot of venus fly trap plants on a table
DIY

How to care for a Venus fly trap

By Debbie Wolfe

Close up of Syntrichia caninervis moss
Agriculture

This inedible, indestructible moss may help humans thrive on Mars

By Andrew Paul