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While it's true that you can get the majority of the best indoor plants to thrive for many years, there are some that are ...

The Osoyoos Desert Centre is a must-visit for witnessing and understanding this vulnerable part of Canada The orchards ...

From Mexico to the mountains, Arizona’s hummingbirds are on the move. Here's when and how to spot them in Arizona.

For millennia, humans lived as hunter-gatherers. Savannas and forests are often thought of as the cradle of our lineage, but ...

Over 100 desert tortoises at the Arizona Game and Fish Department seek a home where they can happily crawl around and burrow ...

Explores the structure and function of green plants, focusing on their three main parts: roots, stems, and leaves. Roots anchor the plant and absorb water and minerals through root hairs. Stems ...

If future Mars colonizers want to survive without pressure suits, they’ll need to generate a denser atmosphere. One way to ...

The young and young at heart alike starting Saturday will enjoy an entirely new outdoor play experience at the High Desert Museum. Years in the making, the E. L. Wiegand Ponderosa Playscape will open ...

Luo Shixiao, curator of the South China Botanical Garden (SCBG) herbarium, introduces the intelligent specimen management ...

The American genetic engineering firm Colossal Biosciences recently announced to much fanfare it had "de-extincted" the dire ...

As temperatures are expected to climb into the 90s, whether you're looking to soak up the sun or cool off in the pool, there ...