In a rainforest teeming with competition, one tree has discovered how to turn catastrophe into advantage. In Panama’s dense ...

Before a discovery in a Panamanian rainforest, “it seemed impossible that lightning could be a good thing for the trees,” a ...

A new study led by researchers at Washington University in St. Louis and the Missouri Botanical Garden has uncovered a ...

Over one-third of the compounds were terpenoids, chemicals that plants use to ward off threats like insects and pathogens. Terpenoids are already known for their medicinal uses. Some can fight cancer, ...

Lightning strikes may kill hundreds of millions of trees every year, but one tropical tree has evolved to benefit from the ...

This weekend is Palm Sunday and commemorates Jesus’ triumphal entry into Jerusalem. According to the Gospels, it was a week ...

Josh is in the Perth Hills, where it gets very hot and dry in summer, yet he’s found a lush-looking garden where tropical plants cast cool shade. From the house, a high deck overlooks the steep ...

The tonka bean tree, scientifically known as Dipteryx oleifera, has developed the ability to not only survive strikes but ...

Ecologists are investigating the decline of insect populations in the world's tropical forests. Insects, the most abundant and diverse group of animals on Earth, are experiencing alarming declines, ...

Hibiscuses are best planted in late spring or early summer when the weather is warm and settled. Hibiscuses planted early in ...