Plants are being used to help solve crimes. The pollen and seed s they can leave behind can often become key pieces of evidence. But, how does this all work? While plants aren’t able to testify in ...

Under a strictly controlled environment in the Botany Greenhouse grows a sweet fern — one amongst many of its like. Every now and then it feels a hand or a tweezer poking its stalk, its weeds cleared ...

Schools and universities are increasingly blending hands-on gardening, advanced plant science, and historical context to deepen botany education. From native plant community gardens in Utah to ...

In this episode we’ll explore the earliest plants: bryophytes and seedless vascular plants Forget your favorite flowers, because we’re talking all about the mean green sporing machines. In this ...

The Academy of Natural Sciences and the Mütter Museum have exhibitions about the role of plants in nation building.

A plant missing for nearly 60 years has been found again in one of Australia’s most remote landscapes, and the rediscovery ...

Philodendrons can spread after planting so it’s best to enjoy them in pots. The plant is poisonous if consumed, so be sure to keep it away from children and pets. Pictured are the Philodendron ...

Cambridge University Botanic Gardens (CUBG) will offer a certificate in botany, based on recently uncovered plant specimens and illustrations used by Charles Darwin. The course, which will run from 6 ...

Why is Christian Science in our name? Our name is about honesty. The Monitor is owned by The First Church of Christ, Scientist, and we’ve always been transparent about that. The church publishes the ...

Forget your favorite flowers, because we’re talking all about the mean green sporing machines. In this episode of Crash Course Botany, we dive into the first few branches of plants’ phylogenetic ...