The tropical rainforest is the most biodiverse biome on Earth, housing an astonishing variety of species due to its unique climate, characterized by abundant rainfall and sunlight. Despite its ...

Researching plant species on the eastern slopes of the Andean rainforest in South America, a botanist with Marie Selby ...

When strolling through a garden center or flipping through a plant catalog, you’ll often notice two distinct names on each tag: a common name and a botanical name. While the common name feels ...

Not all plants can be stored in a seed bank. Cryopreservation offers an alternative, but critics question whether this form of conservation will work.

Scientists have today announced the discovery of a species of lipstick vine completely new to science, from the depths of the Philippine rainforest ... the plant's flowers have a distinct pattern ...

But there are those who argue that some of these names are problematic, demeaning or even racist. That’s why the community of plant, algae and fungi researchers took a series of steps to start t ...

For thousands of years, the inhabitants of the Brazilian rainforest have been using medicinal plants. But this knowledge is in danger of disappearing. The deforestation of the Brazilianrainforest ...