There is a “mismatch” between the importance of peatlands and their current level of protection, a new study warns.

Global warming is producing a rapid loss of plant species -- according to estimates, roughly 600 plant species have died out since 1750 -- twice the number of animal species lost. But which species ...

Thousands of carnivorous and rare tropical plants are hidden inside greenhouses on a dusty Hill Country road. For the first ...

Air plants bloom only once, their small pink, coral, purple or white flowers signaling their impending death. But no worries: ...

Apparently, a recent mass extinction event in South America never actually happened. For four decades, it was believed that a ...

Biodiversity is under threat worldwide. While the Intergovernmental Science-Policy Platform on Biodiversity and Ecosystem ...

Plant-covered facades help cool urban areas and provide habitats for plants, birds, insects and other organisms. An ...

With its beautiful, long, pink-tinged leaves, the Hawaiian ti plant (Cordyline fruticosa) is a popular house or conservatory ...

What is the structure of our physical reality? Physicists have long imagined space and time interweaving into “space-time”, the metaphorical fabric that underlies the cosmos. But there may be ...

"When people notice nature, and not necessarily even just spend ... a bird in the backyard, or the plants on your desk — you can feel a spark of joy, connectedness, hope and gratitude.

Tropical Cyclone Sean is now a category three system about 465 kilometres off the coast of Exmouth. While it did not reach the mainland, the Pilbara coast experienced heavy rain, flooding major ...