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In the summer of 2011, paleontologist and science writer Riley Black was on a mission. Walking through the Montana desert, she was on the lookout for a Tyrannosaurus rex. But that day, she wasn’t ...

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Why does it feel so good to be in a garden? The latest collaboration with USA Today shares the plants, people and stories of Smithsonian Gardens to explore humans’ innate need to connect with living ...

Christopher Columbus and other early European explorers were best known for the “new” lands they discovered and the people they transported. But there’s another side to the story, and it has to do ...

Nanomaterials are being used to give plants novel and augmented functions, with potential applications ranging from self-healing materials to living electronics, report Michael Strano and Juan Pablo ...

Plant libraries hold essential clues about climate change — but with funding cuts aimed at research and education, their future is at stake. Anyone who works to understand the world of plants and the ...

Today on Architectural Digest, we're joined by AD100 landscape designer Carlos Campos Morera to tour the Geoponika greenhouse. Tucked away in a former truck loading bay within a Los Angeles industrial ...