The picture-perfect lotus flowers at Kenilworth Park & Aquatic Gardens reached peak bloom over the holiday weekend, according to NPS Program Manager of Visitor Services Vince Vaise, but there’s still ...

Plant collectors have become a force of evolution. The way in which they’ve harvested a Himalayan wildflower has inadvertently driven the species toward a shorter form, according to a new report.

One of the most spectacular, and fleeting, displays in the American South is unfolding as you read this. It is a sight not to be missed, but miss it you will unless you rise from yon chair and venture ...

Thermogenesis is the word for the way living things create their own body heat. While we usually only think of birds and mammals as being warm-blooded, all complex life forms produce some heat. Small ...