THERE is nothing like the sight of snowdrops pushing through the wintry ground to remind us that spring is on its way.

Learn how to identify and control pesky aphids on your indoor plants to prevent further damage and keep them from coming back ...

The black-bulb yam excels at mimicry, producing small clones of itself that look like the dark, shiny berries of seed-growing plants ...

A rare yam species, Dioscorea melanophyma, spreads its clones by fooling birds with fake berries, helping it survive without seeds.

I have been trialing the Haus Bright Smart LED Grow Light for awhile and have found it to be one of the best on the market. It is a fantastic bulb at a great price and comes with many unique features ...

Scientists at the Max Planck Institute for Biology have discovered a remarkably streamlined strategy for developmental ...

Study shows LED streetlights suppress moth activity by 85%. Even "wildlife-friendly" amber lights cause harm, with no easy ...

For flowering plants, reproduction is a question of the birds and the bees. Attracting the right pollinator can be a matter ...

Mimicking Edison’s experimental setup, Eddy attached the light bulb to a 110-volt direct current electricity source. He allowed it to flow for 20 seconds, as bouts of heating longer than that can form ...

Buying seedlings can be a useful shortcut when it comes to many plants, however, for some species, seedlings are more trouble than they're worth.

Treat bulbs for thrips before you plant them in the spring by spraying them with insecticidal soap or soaking them in Lysol ...

Traces of toxic plant compounds have been found on a handful of 60,000-year-old African arrowheads, providing the oldest chemical evidence that Palaeolithic hunter-gatherers used poison to bring down ...