Sometimes plants are so similar to each other that the methods developed by 18th-century scientist Carl Linnaeus for ...

An atypical Sansevieria – at least for most gardeners – is S. cylindrica. It’s a three- to four-foot-tall African species with sharply pointed, rodlike leaves that feature subtle green-and-gray ...

You can also find rarer cultivars such as Bantel’s sensation or white sansevieria. While each species of snake plant has a dramatically different appearance, they’re all easy to care for.

Many people recognize Sansevieria as either the snake plant or mother-in ... NASA researchers included this plant in the list of 18 top air-purifying species. Beyond that, the snake plant breaks down ...

A keystone in an arch's crown secures the other stones in place. Keystone species play the same role in many ecological communities by maintaining the structure and integrity of the community.

Although Japanese spirea is a beautiful shrub, it is considered invasive in many U.S. states. Here are some beautiful, native ...

Using a variety of techniques, the researchers realized that two subspecies of squirrels from Southeast Asia were actually unique species in their own right ...

Nov. 4, 2024 — A research team has discovered two remarkable species of bacteria in the tissue of two deep-sea corals from the Gulf of Mexico. These previously unknown symbionts of the corals ...

Marri Trees a Lifeline for Many Native Bee Species in Biodiversity Hotspot Oct. 23, 2024 — New research has revealed Marri trees are critical to the survival of more than 80 species of native ...

IUCN, the World Conservation Union, states that the impacts of alien invasive species are immense, insidious, and usually irreversible. They may be as damaging to native species and ecosystems on a ...

The Earth is currently experiencing its sixth major extinction event. One million species globally are at risk of extinction in the next few decades, including 27 percent of the world’s mammals, 41 ...

A species is a distinct group of organisms and the most basic unit used to measure life on Earth. However, there’s no single definition of a species, meaning this vital concept in biology can be ...