Elephant ears are only winter-hardy in Zones 9 and up, and they grow best in warm weather. Once temperatures fall below 50°F, ...

What comes to mind when folks think Peru is the historic Inca Machu Picchu. It certainly is a site to behold, but now they ...

Sooner or later, it is said, everything old is new again. But 65 million years old? Bromeliads, which shared the Earth in the Cretaceous Era with dinosaurs, and which have been a staple of indoor ...

Whether in a desert, the savanna, or a tropical rainforest, plants have an important role in the ecological processes of Earth’s biomes. In this episode of Crash Course Botany, we’ll explore these ...

1. Climate change is expected to lead to more frequent, intense and longer droughts in the future, with major implications for ecosystem processes and human livelihoods. The impacts of such droughts ...

A new study led by the U.S. Forest Service, with Chapman University as a key senior collaborator, published in Nature Communications, suggests Earth's own tropical soils may contribute to climate ...

Four years after a global pledge to end deforestation, the amount of money going toward conserving and restoring forests is ...

Smithsonian researcher Ingrid Romero studies fossil pollen to reconstruct ancient climates and predict future changes ...

In this episode, we’ll explore plants’ important roles in the world’s diverse biomes. Whether in a desert, the savanna, or a tropical rainforest, plants have an important role in the ecological ...