Without plants on land, humans could not live on Earth. From mosses to ferns to grasses to trees, plants are our food, fodder and timber. All this diversity emerged from an algal ancestor that ...

Tonic water didn’t stay in the medicine box for long. The first commercial tonic water was produced and patented in 1858 by ...

Just as monarchs famously prefer milkweed for food and egg-laying, swallowtail butterflies also have a preferred food as ...

Microplastics can cut a plant’s ability to photosynthesize by up to 12 percent, new research shows microplastics are ...

Want to grow roses in North Texas but not sure how to make a garden thrive or which varieties to select? We've sorted it all ...

While I was eating, I found myself wondering—and not for the first time—about that piece of plastic grass that’s always on ...

Herbs are a great way to turn ordinary meals into extraordinary meals without adding extra salt, sugar or fat. Researchers ...

Growing companion crops is one way. For example, planting garlic alongside other produce can help deter aphids. It's also possible to introduce beneficial predators to your garden to keep pests at bay ...

Previously, we have written about the importance of sunflowers in a native garden. If you can only plant one plant, plant a sunflower as you get so much value in one plant: beauty, habitat value and ...

Rosemary is one of the best herbs to help reduce high cholesterol. Antioxidants in rosemary may help prevent oxidation of LDL ...

Elon Musk-founded artificial intelligence company xAI purchased a Whitehaven area site for another massive data center.