Extinction troubled us long before we had a name for it. The original mascot for the loss of species, even before the concept was understood, was the dodo. The bird — fat and flightless, found by 17th ...

Online, products branded as the blue lotus promise calm moments and psychedelic trips. But they're far different from what ...

What the dodo symbolizes has changed over time. It has been, variously, a parable, a joke and a warning. When we see it as an ...

Avoid this Easter flower in your home if you have pets, especially cats. There are potential issues with this popular ...

The generic name for rain lilies, which have lots of common names, is Zephyranthes. That genus contains about 180 species, all native to the western hemisphere. They are tender bulbs, and although ...

All 42 known species of the parasitic plant Rafflesia, often known as the corpse flower, are endangered due to runaway destruction of their tropical forest habitats.

Cherokee rose, or rosa laevigata, is the official Georgia state flower. The flower is native to eastern Asia, though it is ...

Ibsen’s scathing drama about medical and moral contagion gets a high-sheen Off Broadway staging starring a riveting Lily Rabe ...

A new study led by Prof. Yoram Burak of the Edmond and Lily Safra Center for Brain Sciences and the Racah Institute of Physics at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem unveils a unifying mathematical ...

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Clarence profiles spectacular lilly pillies with tasty berries, pretty flowers and beautiful evergreen foliage.

Portland city officials on Friday approved the development of nearly five acres of the continental United States’ largest ...