They really look like they’re from an alien planet,” said Greta Berg, a horticulturist at the Missouri Botanical Garden, ...

Canterbury-based botanists Dr Julie Barcelona and Dr Pieter Pelser met in the US in the mid-2000s. It was a love - or obsession - for plants of tropical jungles that really brought them together. What ...

If you're a fan of zinnias or dahlias, this sunflower is for you. It yields whimsical blossoms with thousands of tiny petals ...

The polar bear's Latin name, Ursus maritimus, means "sea bear." It's an apt name for this majestic species, which spends much of its life in, around, or on the ocean–predominantly on the sea ice. In ...