PLANTS

Something to ponder during your next bubble bath.

The trees are migrating up the mountain with help from the bears that eat their fruit.

In the Middle Ages, travelers brought home tales from all over the globe of wondrous and fantastic plants and beasts—but many of these travelers were just relaying stories they’d heard instead of things they’d actually seen. These stories, in turn, were w

These plant diseases and crop-killing critters cause many millions of dollars in damage, and mean very hard work for those that're trying to stop them.

When threatened, the roots of Mimosa pudica plants deploy fart-like stink bombs.

The plant's chemical signal lures insect tourists, who get stuck and die—then their delicious corpses draw predators who scare off insects that might munch the plant.

Some plants may be luring bees with caffeinated nectar.

One major threat? Collectors and horticulturists harvest the wild plants and sell them illegally.

Why are decorative gourds so weird looking?

Viridi is sort of like a Tamagotchi for gardening.

39 years after its arrival at the facility, and on the 70th anniversary of the Hiroshima bombing, the tree is being honored.

Plants are chattier than you think.