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Need #plantshelfie inspiration? Here are the best submissions from PopSci readers
Projects

Need #plantshelfie inspiration? Here are the best submissions from PopSci readers

By John Kennedy

How hydroponic gardening can help you
Projects

How hydroponic gardening can help you

By Alisha McDarris

Grass isn’t always greener—here’s what to plant instead
Projects

Grass isn’t always greener—here’s what to plant instead

By Eleanor Cummins and Kaitlin Sullivan

Kratom is all the rage, but this natural supplement can be dangerous
Health

Kratom is all the rage, but this natural supplement can be dangerous

By Sara Chodosh

Climate change is putting this invasive species to good use
Climate Change

Climate change is putting this invasive species to good use

By Judith Weis/The Conversation

Kitchen spices look startlingly different in the wild
Environment

Kitchen spices look startlingly different in the wild

By Alex Schwartz

How to build a thriving indoor garden
Projects

How to build a thriving indoor garden

By Ellen Airhart

indoor plants
Life Skills

The best indoor plants for people who kill plants

By Stephanie Lee

Fake trees could help us fight climate change
Pollution

Fake trees could help us fight climate change

By Marlene Cimons

Do plants poop?
Environment

Do plants poop?

By Jenny Morber

A man wearing a black shirt and a white baseball cap looking down while many dead leaves fall and fly around him, probably as he's trying to get the leaves off his lawn.
Life Skills

The best way to get rid of leaves this fall

By Jillian Mock

chickadee eating caterpillar
Birds

These plants bring all the birds to your yard

By Kat Eschner

Shorter winters are stunting the growth of plants
Climate Change

Shorter winters are stunting the growth of plants

By Marlene Cimons

Wasps, oak trees, and a creepy vine are involved in a parasitic Florida love triangle
Animals

Wasps, oak trees, and a creepy vine are involved in a parasitic Florida love triangle

By Sara Chodosh

A beginner’s guide to finding wild edible plants that won’t kill you
Life Skills

A beginner’s guide to finding wild edible plants that won’t kill you

By Benji Jones

bald eagle
Endangered Species

Here are 10 plants and animals that might have gone extinct without the Endangered Species Act

By Anna Brooks

Run, don’t walk, to see New York City’s latest corpse flower bloom
Environment

Run, don’t walk, to see New York City’s latest corpse flower bloom

By Rachel Feltman

This giant demon plant gives you burns if you touch it, and it’s spreading
Health

This giant demon plant gives you burns if you touch it, and it’s spreading

By Sara Chodosh

How to brew worm tea
Projects

How to brew worm tea

By Rob Verger

These plants are napping their way through climate change
Climate Change

These plants are napping their way through climate change

By Marlene Cimons

Scientists want YOU to help them study amphibious lil plants
Climate Change

Scientists want YOU to help them study amphibious lil plants

By Marlene Cimons

Scientists are making carbon fiber from plants instead of petroleum
Energy

Scientists are making carbon fiber from plants instead of petroleum

By Jeremy Deaton

Dandelion fluff makes a surprisingly effective parachute
Drones

Dandelion fluff makes a surprisingly effective parachute

By Kate Baggaley

How do you breed a 2,624-pound pumpkin?
Science

How do you breed a 2,624-pound pumpkin?

By Kate Baggaley

Millions of years ago, hollow trees literally tore themselves apart to grow
Science

Millions of years ago, hollow trees literally tore themselves apart to grow

By Mary Beth Griggs

Parasitic plants dwell in darkness, feeding on mold and mushrooms
Science

Parasitic plants dwell in darkness, feeding on mold and mushrooms

By Rachel Feltman

tomato plant
Science

Tomatoes and subway systems might have something in common

By Aparna Nathan

Growing plants in vinegar could help them survive drought
Science

Growing plants in vinegar could help them survive drought

By Sara Kiley Watson

three plants
Life Skills

Make a copy of this common office plant

By Mary Beth Griggs

Asian dust might be the secret to keeping California’s sequoias alive
Environment

Asian dust might be the secret to keeping California’s sequoias alive

By Kendra Pierre-Louis

Introducing the world’s oldest plant-like fossil
Evolution

Introducing the world’s oldest plant-like fossil

By Mary Beth Griggs

Portable garden
Projects

Build a DIY garden you can bring on the road

By Mary Beth Griggs

atmosphere
Global Warming

Cement might not be as bad for the planet as we thought

By Jeremy Deaton

begonia pavonina leaf
Physics

Iridescent Leaves Take Advantage Of Quantum Mechanics To Thrive In The Shade

By Peter Hess

How This Flower Dupes Flies Into Pollinating It
Bees

How This Flower Dupes Flies Into Pollinating It

By Kate Baggaley

The Delicious Taste Of Struggle
Animals

The Delicious Taste Of Struggle

The Surprising Potential A Natural Antimicrobial Offers To Global Warming
Diseases

The Surprising Potential A Natural Antimicrobial Offers To Global Warming

By Jason Tetro

*Pseudomonas syringae*
Science

How Bacteria Create Their Own Ice

By Alexandra Ossola

An End To Cold Sores Forever
Science Fiction

An End To Cold Sores Forever

By Kelsey D. Atherton

How Do Plants Grow In Zero Gravity?
International Space Station

How Do Plants Grow In Zero Gravity?

By Anna-Lisa Paul, University of Florida, Robert Ferl

Do Plants Get Stressed?
Diseases

Do Plants Get Stressed?

By Brooke Borel

Ask Anything: Can Plants Get STDs?
Ask Us Anything

Ask Anything: Can Plants Get STDs?

By Daniel Engber

Ask Anything: Do Plants Get Cancer?
Ask Us Anything

Ask Anything: Do Plants Get Cancer?

By Daniel Engber

New York Botanical Garden Digitizes Biodiversity History
Science

New York Botanical Garden Digitizes Biodiversity History

By Lindsey Kratochwill

Is Kickstarter Hostile To Science?
Science

Is Kickstarter Hostile To Science?

By Dan Nosowitz

England, Meet Your New Giant Sheep-Eating Plant
Animals

England, Meet Your New Giant Sheep-Eating Plant

By Dan Nosowitz

New Meat-Eating Plant Species Found In Japan
Environment

New Meat-Eating Plant Species Found In Japan

By Dan Nosowitz

Tomato Genome Decoded, Will Seed Development of Tastier, Fleshier Fruits
Science

Tomato Genome Decoded, Will Seed Development of Tastier, Fleshier Fruits

By Rebecca Boyle

Bandages Made of Edible Starch Could Dissolve On Your Skin Once You’re Healed
Technology

Bandages Made of Edible Starch Could Dissolve On Your Skin Once You’re Healed

By Rebecca Boyle

Where Are Henry David Thoreau’s Plants Now?
Climate Change

Where Are Henry David Thoreau’s Plants Now?

By Rebecca Boyle

Russian Scientists Grow Pleistocene-Era Plants From Seeds Buried By Squirrels 30,000 Years Ago
Animals

Russian Scientists Grow Pleistocene-Era Plants From Seeds Buried By Squirrels 30,000 Years Ago

By Rebecca Boyle

200,000-Year-Old Patch of Seagrass Is the World’s Oldest Living Organism
Ocean

200,000-Year-Old Patch of Seagrass Is the World’s Oldest Living Organism

By Dan Nosowitz

Building a Vertical Farm in an Old Chicago Meatpacking Plant
Agriculture

Building a Vertical Farm in an Old Chicago Meatpacking Plant

By Julie Beck

Bringing Biodiversity Data Online, One Leaf At A Time
Science

Bringing Biodiversity Data Online, One Leaf At A Time

By Rebecca Boyle

Suntory Creates Mythical Blue (Or, Um, Lavender-ish) Rose
Science

Suntory Creates Mythical Blue (Or, Um, Lavender-ish) Rose

By Dan Nosowitz

Atomic Gardens, the Biotechnology of the Past, Can Teach Lessons About the Future of Farming
Agriculture

Atomic Gardens, the Biotechnology of the Past, Can Teach Lessons About the Future of Farming

By Rebecca Boyle

Vintage Cutaways Show the Nuclear Reactors of Our Past (and Present)
Energy

Vintage Cutaways Show the Nuclear Reactors of Our Past (and Present)

By Dan Nosowitz

Soybeans in Automated Greenhouse
Agriculture

How To Genetically Modify a Seed, Step By Step

By Rebecca Boyle

Saudi Arabia’s Jurassic Park
Conservation

Saudi Arabia’s Jurassic Park

By SciIll Staff