The vanilla species grown for its flavoring is finicky. Genes from its wild relatives could help make it hardier — but not if those cousins go extinct.

Vanilla flavoring is widely used in food, pharmaceuticals, and cosmetics. The primary source, Vanilla planifolia, however, is ...

KS1 Science Living things and their habitats learning resources for adults, children, parents and teachers. ... Learn about desert habitats and the amazing plants and animals that live there.

Barbara Chung may have the tiniest habitat garden in Los Angeles — some 200 mostly native plants in pots on her 7-by-20-foot townhouse terrace — and she’s happy to erase any doubts about ...

Falling behind Butterflies and birds aren't moving in line with recent temperature increases in Europe, while cold-climate plants are being squeezed out by their warmer cousins, according to two ...

If you want a backyard full of sparrows and other songbirds, there are some native plants to help you create the exact kind of habitat they'd have in the wild.

Native plants adapted to local climate, soil, and pollinator species can provide food and habitat for pollinators that are more resilient to extreme weather events in a particular region.

Sarracenia pitcher plants, found in eastern North America, look like trumpet-shaped flowers. But the “flowers” are modified leaves that form a cup containing digestive enzymes and entrap insects.