We recognize that climate change is likely to be very rapid and that seeds only disperse a few hundred yards, half a mile at most, naturally, said Kay...
Huffington Post | ThienVinh Nguyen | Posted 10.28.2009 | Green
These plants may look like sweet, innocent flowers, but don't be fooled -- they are meat-eating killers! Carnivorous plants are those that don't just ...
BBC | Posted 10.09.2009 | Green
An international team of botanists has compared extinction rates of plants within 22 cities around the world. Both Singapore and New York City in the ...
LiveScience | Posted 11.09.2009 | Living
Houseplants can neutralize harmful ozone, making indoor air cleaner, according to a new study. ...
Times Of London | Chris Smyth | Posted 09.17.2009 | Green
He may be best known for his mellifluous tones and gentle manner, but for one group of botanists Sir David Attenborough clearly conjures up different ...
Green Living | Posted 09.14.2009 | Green
This is the first known case of an exotic plant that "pretends" to be ill as an evolutionary advantage in order to avoid being eaten....
Suzy Bales | Posted 08.24.2009 | Green
What's a gardener to do when caught with his or her petals down?
msn.com | Posted 07.30.2009 | Green
When it began compiling lists of threatened and endangered animals and plants more than 35 years ago, the U.S. government gave itself the same mandate...
Jane S. Smith | Posted 07.05.2009 | Green
Why isn't anybody putting up statues or stained-glass windows to honor modern heroes of the natural world?
planetgreen.discovery.com, TED | Posted 06.06.2009 | Green
Brian Merchant over at Planet Green writes that keeping plants indoors not only cleans the air, but may have an added benefit: But there's more--ac...
Discover Magazine | Posted 05.28.2009 | Green
Mormon crickets have no taste in music, and Nevadans are using it against them. Residents of Tuscarora are getting ready to blast their boomboxes to w...
Jerry Zezima | Posted 05.23.2009 | Living
My green thumb is really a fungus. That's why, under my tender care, the lawn looks like it was manicured with a flamethrower.
planetgreen.discovery.com | Posted 05.15.2009 | Green
Vines such as ivy, russian-vine and virgina creeper grow quickly and have an immediate effect; according to Livingroofs.org. Climbers can dramatica...
Discover Magazine | Posted 04.26.2009 | Green
Are you slowly killing your houseplants? Is it because you're too busy Twittering? THEN HAS THE INTERNET GOT THE SOLUTION FOR YOU! Discover found a...
Treehugger | Posted 03.13.2009 | Green
Plants to Filter the Air in Your House Having good indoor air quality is very important, especially since many of us spend so much time inside. NASA d...
Stefanie Michaels | Posted 12.01.2008 | Green
The Caribbean, known for its crystal blue waters, powdery sand beaches with colors ranging from coco to pink and all the shades in between, is a haven...
Kathy Freston | Posted 10.03.2008 | Living
If we are to stabilize the environment, have better health, and see less hunger in the world, we can make at least one small change that will affect it all: eat a more plant-based diet.
nytimes.com | ANNE RAVER | Posted 11.10.2009 | Green