Last update: November 27th, 2020 at 2:17 pm

Plants of the earth

Plants

11-26-2020

Perennial Vegetables to Grow in North America

Imagine harvesting fresh veggies from your garden each summer without...

11-18-2020

10 Surprising Purslane Benefits

Purslane is a common herb that’s renowned for its medicinal...

11-12-2020

Holly Leaf History

Holly has integrated itself so well into mainstream culture, you...

10-27-2020

Top Bay Leaf Benefits

If you’ve ever accidentally chomped down onto a bay leaf,...

temperate deciduous forest plants autumn fall

10-21-2020

Interesting Plants Found in Temperate Deciduous Forests

There are some incredibly interesting plants found in temperate deciduous...

10-19-2020

A Gardener’s Guide to Neem Oil Uses

Neem oil is something of a panacea for gardeners. Neem...

09-25-2020

The History of Thyme (Plus Uses of Thyme)

Thyme is a beloved herb for many human beings on...

09-21-2020

What Is No-Till Farming? And Why Do Farmers Do It?

Until recently in human agricultural history, soil tilling was done...

09-15-2020

Rhubarb Benefits, Uses, and the Holy Grail of Pie

A traditional summer delicacy for some and a culinary curiosity...

During the worst fire year on record in the United States, scientists are working to understand how wildfires affect interactions between plants and animals.

Story of the day

11-25-2020

Plant and pollinator connections become stronger after wildfires

During the worst fire year on record in the United States, scientists are working to...

Did you know?

Scientists at the University of Exeter have discovered that Fritillaria delavayi plants have evolved to match their surroundings in places where they are most frequently harvested.

11-20-2020 Plants

Chinese Fritillaria plants have found a way to hide from humans

Ancient plants that grow on the slopes of China's Hengduan...

Experts at Emory University have conducted the first comprehensive review of natural plant compounds that have antibacterial properties.

11-13-2020 Plants

Plant compounds are key to solving the problem of antibiotic resistance

Experts at Emory University have conducted the first comprehensive review...

Plant biodiversity can serve as a natural method to control herbivores and reduce the need for harmful pesticides

11-06-2020 Plants

Increasing plant biodiversity reduces the need for pesticides

Plant biodiversity can serve as a natural method to control...

The analysis of forests in the Pacific Northwest has revealed that despite making up only three percent of the total number of trees across the study sites, large-diameter trees store 42 percent of the total above-ground carbon in these ecosystems.

11-05-2020 Plants

Study highlights the value of old, large trees

A new study published by Frontiers confirms that larger, older...

Parasitic plants rely on ethylene to successfully launch an attack, according to a new study from the Nara Institute of Science and Technology.

11-04-2020 Plants

Parasitic plants depend on the hormone ethylene to launch an attack

Parasitic plants rely on ethylene to successfully launch an attack,...

Latest news

While it is known that plants have the incredible ability to develop flowers, roots, roots, branches based on cues from their environment, not as much is understood about the underlying mechanisms that drive variations in plant shapes.

10-13-2020 Plants

Two competing proteins determine plant shapes

While it is known that plants have the incredible ability...

Researchers at the University of Science and Technology of China (USTC) are shedding new light on the remarkable ability of plant stem cells, or meristems, to block out viruses

10-11-2020 Plants

Study reveals how the tips of plants block viruses

Researchers at the University of Science and Technology of China...

Researchers at UC Santa Barbara and UCLA have turned their attention to campus food, which represent some of the largest indirect sources of greenhouse gas emissions produced by the college.

10-10-2020 Lifestyle

Healthier campus food could reduce carbon emissions

For the last seven years, the University of California system...

In an effort to identify the tropical plants that existed in closed-canopy rainforests, and also to understand where on Earth these ecosystems existed millions of years ago, scientists analyze the vegetation that is contained in the fossil teeth of extinct animals

10-05-2020 Plants

Plants from ancient rainforests can be identified in fossil teeth

Plants from ancient rainforests can be identified in fossil teeth....

Latest animal news

11-27-2020 Animals

Tiny moth wings absorb big sounds to evade predators

Moths have wings that have precisely evolved to avoid their...

A study from UCLA has revealed that animals with more genetic variation are the best candidates for relocation

11-26-2020 Animals

Animals with higher genetic variation are much more resilient

A study from UCLA has revealed that animals with more...

By gaining a better understanding of traditional Chinese medicine, conservationists will be more capable of protecting endangered animals like rhinos and tigers

11-26-2020 Lifestyle

Understanding Chinese medicine could protect endangered animals

By gaining a better understanding of traditional Chinese medicine, conservationists...

Identify plants
on the go

PlantSnap is a mobile app that helps you identify plants, flowers, trees, cacti and mushrooms. Simply snap a photo of the plant, and PlantSnap tells you what it is!

Latest videos

11-27-2020 Plants

The snowy landscape of Kiruna, Sweden

11-26-2020 Environment

How much did pollution levels drop due to COVID-19 shutdowns?

Today's Video of the Day from NASA Goddard describes the...

Today's Video of the Day from NASA Goddard describes how sound waves called baryon acoustic oscillations (BAOs) influenced the creation of stars

11-24-2020 Featured Videos

The formation of stars in the early Universe

Today's Video of the Day from NASA Goddard describes how...

11-23-2020 Science

Dark matter just became even more mysterious

Today's Video of the Day from NASA Goddard describes a...

Today’s Video of the Day from NASA Goddard describes how scientists are using observations of Earth to search for similar worlds.

11-22-2020 Science

Scientists study Earth to find similar worlds

Today's Video of the Day from NASA Goddard describes how...

11-21-2020 Science

Hubble is unlocking the mysteries of the Universe

Today's Video of the Day from NASA Goddard describes how...

Santa Barbara County, located about 124 miles northwest of Los Angeles, can be seen in the photo with its western and southern borders along the shoreline of the Pacific Ocean.

11-20-2020 Featured Videos

Santa Barbara County in southern California

Today's Video of the Day from the European Space Agency...

Plants of the earth

Plants

Story of the day

Did you know?

Latest news

Latest animal news

Identify plants on the go

Latest videos

Fresh News coming your way, Weekly

Earth.com

Earth.com

Earthpedia

Earth News

Get in touch

Identify plants
on the go

Fresh News coming
your way, Weekly