Villages can support many pollinators. simple spaces like gardens, parks, and wild plants provide food and nesting sites for ...

By Richard Scobey Every day, millions of people harvest wild plants for their health, nutrition and livelihoods, yet many of ...

Medicinal plants and their varied uses span from ancient medicine to modern cosmetics and pharmaceuticals amid a surging ...

According to conservation educator Ginger Miller with the Missouri Department of Conservation, foraging is good for the environment, good for people, and good for wildlife. “When we can work with ...

Just as many people battle seasonal colds and flu, native plants face their own viral threats. People have long known that plants can succumb to viruses just like humans. Now, a new study led by ...

As a major global hub for wild plant trade, Germany bears a unique responsibility to transition the food, cosmetic, and pharmaceutical industries toward ...

New research in Science is showing how the rise of modern agriculture has turned a North American native plant, common waterhemp, into a problematic agricultural weed. An international team led by ...

Species such as licorice root and juniper are woven into China's cultural memory, scientific tradition and deep connection to ...

Recent research findings indicate that many of the plant pathogens affecting agriculture today originated during an earlier era than originally believed. Analysis performed by an international team of ...

Long before humans cultivated crops or sailed between continents, a group of plant viruses was already evolving among wild ...

Whether sprouting up through a sidewalk crack in the city or growing along a shady mountain stream, wild foods (including mushrooms) abound in Colorado in the summer. Learning your local wild foods is ...