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Oct. 17, 2024 — A major new study reveals that carbon dioxide emissions from forest fires have surged by 60 percent globally since 2001, and almost tripled in some of the most climate-sensitive ...

Soil's Secret Language: Researchers Decode Plant-to-Fungi Communication Oct. 17, 2024 — Researchers have cracked the code of plant-to-fungi communication in a new study. Using baker's yeast ...

The best fake plants, though, are the ones that look almost as natural as real ones and suit a variety of tastes and styles. Our top picks include the West Elm Faux Potted Rubber Tree, a lifelike ...

We’ve all been stumped for the name of a plant at times, whether shopping at a garden centre, visiting a garden or on holiday. Plant-id apps promise to identify plants from a picture taken on your ...

We may earn a commission from your purchases. Whether it’s brightening your home office with indoor plants or growing herbs outside to cook with, having plants can dramatically increase your ...

It may be time for fertilizer. “Plants get their food from photosynthesis, but they need some other micronutrients and macronutrients that are critical in creating enzymes, regulating water ...

Only six years old at the time, I was at first put off by these garish plants. Such strange and vibrant flowers seemed out of place among the respectable beans, peppers, spinach, and other ...

He objects to this plant not just for its infamous connotations with suburban adventures but also because it "looks like a collection of feathered dusters sticking out of a mountain of grass".

On Monday, the very last coal-powered electricity plant in Britain is closing. The coal age is over in the country that sparked the industrial revolution 200 years ago. In a matter of hours ...