The corpse flower, native to the Indonesian island of Sumatra, gets its name from the literal translation of the Indonesian ...

Africa 's ecosystems are teeming with intriguing dynamics, and the whistling thorn acacia holds center stage in the savannah landscapes. This article explores the wonders of the whistling thorn ...

130 years after a fungus-eating plant received its name, a researcher has uncovered the purpose of the structure that inspired its name -- revealing a novel mechanism by which plants ensure ...

Life can get a bit lonely for the orchid Stigmatodactylus sikokianus. It grows in dark and secluded places where it’s easy to ...

Insects in my food? Say what?! You eat an average of one to two pounds of flies, maggots, and other bugs each year without even knowing it, according to the Scientific American blog. But don’t ...

Penobscot Bay Community Gardens offers garden plots at two sites, 63 Washington Street, in Camden, and Erickson Fields, a ...