Plus, there are tree and plant ID walks, nature journaling meetups and an orchid show. If your budget’s tighter in the new year, some of these events are free. Here’s a roundup of garden and ...
Plant-based diets have soared in popularity as people look for ways to improve their health, reduce their carbon footprint, and consume less (or no) animal products. But while following plant ...
Gardeners are being urged to put vegetable oil on plants around their garden this December. While December may be a quieter month in the garden, there are still more winter tasks that need ...
This review highlights the importance of understanding the source, quality, and type of fats that could differentially modify the intestinal microbiome. Fats from plant-based sources such as nuts, or ...
If you’re a female moth, finding the best plant to host your young may be as simple as taking a close listen. When low on water, some plants make high-pitched clicking noises, inaudible to humans.
Ancient Greek plant Silphium. credit: Wikimedia commons / Eckard Wolff-Postler cc by 3.0 The “miracle” plant Silphium consumed by Ancient Greeks, Romans, and Egyptians, which was thought to have ...
How do plants breathe through stomata? Key regulators of stomata are plant vacuoles, fluid-filled organelles bound by a single membrane called the tonoplast. Plant vacuoles are fluid-filled ...