Botany

How Peter Raven transformed what we know about plants

Environment
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How Peter Raven transformed what we know about plants

How Peter Raven transformed what we know about plants

Botanist Peter Raven dies at 89

Botanist Peter Raven dies at 89

Botanist Peter Raven dies at 89

On a quest to find the East Coast's most majestic trees

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Exposure

On a quest to find the East Coast's most majestic trees

On a quest to find the East Coast's most majestic trees

9 botanical gardens to visit in winter

9 botanical gardens to visit in winter

9 botanical gardens to visit in winter

The rose that survived Hurricane Katrina

The rose that survived Hurricane Katrina

The rose that survived Hurricane Katrina

Interested in foraging? Here are 6 places to start.

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Adventures Everywhere

Interested in foraging? Here are 6 places to start.

Interested in foraging? Here are 6 places to start.

Death cap mushrooms are deadly—and spreading

Death cap mushrooms are deadly—and spreading

Death cap mushrooms are deadly—and spreading

Scientists reveal a missing step in photosynthesis

Scientists reveal a missing step in photosynthesis

Scientists reveal a missing step in photosynthesis

Was this miracle plant eaten to extinction 2,000 years ago?

History & Culture

Was this miracle plant eaten to extinction 2,000 years ago?

Was this miracle plant eaten to extinction 2,000 years ago?

The global roots of Marie-Antoinette’s secret garden

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World Heritage

The global roots of Marie-Antoinette’s secret garden

The global roots of Marie-Antoinette’s secret garden

Your family can fight invasive species—by eating them

Family
Keeping it Green

Your family can fight invasive species—by eating them

Your family can fight invasive species—by eating them

These tiny succulents are under siege from international crime rings

Animals
Wildlife Watch

These tiny succulents are under siege from international crime rings

These tiny succulents are under siege from international crime rings

Cultivating the world’s largest, stinkiest flower is no small task

Environment
Planet Possible

Cultivating the world’s largest, stinkiest flower is no small task

Cultivating the world’s largest, stinkiest flower is no small task

Bizarre mangrove forest offers clues to future sea level rise

Environment
Planet Possible

Bizarre mangrove forest offers clues to future sea level rise

Bizarre mangrove forest offers clues to future sea level rise

New organ found in world’s best-studied plant

New organ found in world’s best-studied plant

New organ found in world’s best-studied plant

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