Between 1924 and 2023, there was only one obvious botanical baby name that stood out in the SSA’s list of the most popular baby names over the past 100 years. That name was Olivia, which translates to ...

In 1969, paleobotanists identified fossilized leaves of the extinct species Othniophyton elongatum, which translates to ...

In the nascent field of mycoforestry, tree-growers are combining saplings with symbiotic fungi to grow timber and mushrooms ...

After all, were it not for the 19th-century monarch, we might not celebrate Christmas with a well-appointed fir tree. Though people across the globe had been decorating temples and domestic ...

It all comes down to a missing pistol. It’s almost exactly halfway through Mohammad Rasoulof’s powerful, angry, masterfully crafted “The Seed of the Sacred Fig” that Iman (Missagh Zareh) realizes that ...

Squirting cucumbers blast their seeds over distances hundreds of times their length, and now scientists know how the plants do it. A squirting cucumber in action is a remarkable sight, but if you ...

Home begins to feel like a prison of its own. “The Seed of the Sacred Fig” — the title refers to a tree in which the young shoots choke out the older trunk — is a slow burn, sometimes a ...

UNDER new owner Avior Capital Partners, S&W Seeds Australia is rebranding as AlfaGen Seeds. The move will see the operation continue after 40 years in Australia, and as a separate entity to the United ...

The seeds on this list are all strong examples that I’d recommend growing for the future.” A medium-size deciduous tree with heart-shaped leaves and masses of pretty white bell-shaped blooms in ...