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3 Insanely Important Crops You've Never Heard Of

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17 Stunning Works of Mosaïculture

At a triennial competition coordinated by Mosaïcultures International of Montréal, artists from around the world present arrangements of still-living plants atop mesh skeletons, creating towering exhibition pieces that put the best-trimmed privet hedges to shame.... READ ON

Miss Cellania

Orchids: Masters of Plant Pareidolia

Science

Why Do Cucumber Coils Change Direction?

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5 Horrifying Ways Plants Can Fight Back

Some plants have been slowly plotting their revenge.... READ ON

Weird Science

Watch a Corpse Flower Bloom, Live

Science

How Spiders Win the Lottery

On a cloudy spring day, a little spider scales a tall blade of grass. At the peak, the spider arches up, points its abdomen up to the sky and begins releasing strands of silk from its silk glands. Tens of thousands of strands fill the air, fanning out and then coming back together to form a triangular sheet. A passing breezes catches the silk and suddenly the spider is airborne, riding its homemade parachute into the wild blue yonder.... READ ON

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10 Plants That Smell Like Meat

Videos

California's Seaweed Herbarium

History

An Animated History of the Tulip

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