Two New Flower Species Were Discovered Online
These naturalists didn’t know one another—but that didn’t keep them from discovering two new magnolias together
Move Over Matt Damon: Scientists Grow Ten Crops In Faux Martian Soil
A new experiment shows that with a little help, soil on Mars could readily support agriculture
Check Out the First Flower Grown in Space
It was a close call for this brilliant orange zinnia
At This Unique Flower Show, Weeds Are the Stars
The women of this small desert town have found beauty in getting in the weeds
Chicago’s Corpse Flower Is Kind of a Disappointment
After failing to bloom as planned, horticulturists had to force “Spike” open
No One Knew This Plant Existed Until It Was Posted to Facebook
What’s the emoji for “scientific discovery”?
See the Flowers that Bloom All At Once, One Night a Year
The mysterious night-blooming cereus just dazzled a garden in Tucson. Scientists still aren’t sure exactly how they bloom at the same time
Can Young Botanists at a Magnet School Play a Vital Role in Protecting an Urban Ecosystem?
Miami’s BioTech, the country’s first ever botany-focused magnet high school, is teaching kids real-world plant science
Tree Grown From 2,000-Year-Old Seed Has Reproduced
Age doesn’t have much on this rare piece of greenery sprouted from a seed discovered in an ancient Israeli site
Creating Drought-Tolerant Plants By Hacking Their Natural Responses
Which new technique will help plants survive with less water?
Sowing a Garden, One Knit Flower At a Time
Providence-based artist Tatyana Yanishevsky’s sculptures of various plant species are botanically accurate in almost everything but their scale
To Decode the Mystery of Corn, Smithsonian Scientists Recreate Earth as it Was 10,000 Years Ago
As part of a groundbreaking study, researchers built a greenhouse “time machine”
How Climate Change is Helping Invasive Species Take Over
Longer seasons and warmer weather have combined to be a game-changer in the plant wars
Okeanos: A Performance Where Dancers Move Like Octopuses and Seahorses
Jodi Lomask, director of the dance company Capacitor, has choreographed an ocean-inspired show, now at San Francisco’s Aquarium of the Bay
These Spectacular Cutaways Give You An Insider’s View of Your Food
Nathan Myhrvold and a team of photographers have sliced meats, vegetables, pots, pans and ovens in half to produce stunning cross-sections of cooking
Macro or Micro? Test Your Sense of Scale
A geographer and a biologist at Salem State University team up to curate a new exhibition, featuring confounding views from both satellites and microscopes
Sonic Bloom! A New Solar-Powered Sculpture
Dan Corson’s latest installation in Seattle—flower sculptures that light up at night—show that solar energy is viable even in the cloudy Pacific Northwest
What Happens When You Freeze Flowers and Shoot Them With a Gun?
With the help of a little liquid nitrogen, German photographer Martin Klimas captures the fragile chaos of flowers as they explode
Horticultural Artists Grow Fantastical Scenes at the Montréal Botanical Garden
Take a peek at some of the living artwork entered in an international competition in Quebec this summer
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