There are hundreds of different varieties of this Mediterranean herb, with classic thyme, variegated thyme, creeping thyme, ...

Every bite an herbivore takes comes at the expense of a plant. Are plants passive victims or do they actively resist these attacks? Some plants avoid herbivory by decreasing their apparency or ...

Sometimes called "the vine of the dead," this thick-rooted plant grows long leaves and small flowers. The ayahuasca receives its psychoactive properties from the chemical harmaline, a compound ...

If you've been gardening for a while, then you've probably already heard of companion planting, which is when you ...

Oeggerli made images of herbs and spices with a scanning electron microscope, then enhanced the plants’ parts with color. Some of the parts are both factories and silos, containing chemicals ...

This thoroughly interesting publication presents an immensely rich collection of Polish folk beliefs about nearly 250 different plants – trees, shrubs, herbs and more. It’s based on the Interwar ...