plant science

Keep your pesky new pet alive by avoiding certain houseplants.

Human health-wise, they’re perfectly fine.

The alpine plant shoots the substance out of holes in its cell walls.

Plants have their cycles, too—and knowing them could bring down how much water, fertilizer, and herbicide we use.

Vacation albums are a surprising way to track shifts in the seasonal calendar.

Their efforts to limit use of the “m-word” could ultimately hurt their own sales.

The tobacco plant could make cheap detergent instead of cigarettes.

Excerpt: How to Make a Plant Love You

Choose your fighter: tree or shrub.

Fluid dynamics on the International Space Station makes growing tomatoes difficult.