New research suggests that the origins of life may be tied not only to deep-sea hydrothermal vents but also to environments created by meteor impacts.

Earth formed within such a precise “Goldilocks zone” for oxygen that a 5% change would have prevented life from emerging.

Ten artists and designers reflect on the onscreen flora, from fantastical topiaries to scene-setting bouquets, that’s ...

Explore Madison’s hidden gardens, food forests, rooftop spaces and greenhouses, from university labs to Capitol plots, offering beauty, education and community impact.

Experience the fascinating journey of plant growth in this captivating time-lapse video. Watch as a tiny seed is planted and, ...

Plants are often seen as passive organisms, rooted in one place and largely unable to react to the world around them. But a ...

Even the most familiar plants probably have more to reveal than we’ve invested the time to notice. The two botanists behind ...

An artificial-intelligence revolution in biotechnology won’t get far without human taxonomic expertise — and that’s under ...

With big names like Steven Spielberg and Christopher Nolan at the helm, the greatest hard sci-fi films will blow audiences' ...

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

Lila Wilde Berle, a "force" who helped save The Mount and oversaw the Norman Rockwell Museum move, has died at 89. A ...