Botany

The western false asphodel has an appetite for insects, but it’s not a great time to be a meat-eating plant.

Decades of work has revealed a "megadiverse" ancient landscape in northern Peru that was destroyed in a volcanic eruption.

A closer look at the hardy residents of some of our most damaged landscapes.

Controversy over what's depicted in the image, and what it may say about early Christians, has raged for decades.

Even DNA tests have yet to confirm its identity.

Once thought to be a burden to neighboring trees, these 'ghosts of the forest' may actually benefit them.

In botanic gardens, the lineage of a famously smelly plant is threatened. What can save it?

"Everybody knew: Don’t touch the titan."

By saving and swapping seeds, you can preserve agricultural heritage.

Pressed plants can be your journal of the pandemic.

Jane Colden defied gender barriers to become an early expert in Linnaean taxonomy.

Turns out it's an image thing.