A first-ever collaboration between the National Gallery of Art and the Smithsonian examines the birth of natural history.

As Australian cities heat up and dry out, street trees are emerging as frontline defenders of urban livability.

Birds-of-paradise are a stunning example of natural bright colors -- and no, we’re not talking about the plant. A recent study out of the American Museum of Natural History found the shades and ...

A new analysis reveals that nearly half of the genus Heliconia, a group of tropical plants popular for their ... resemble the striking plumage of birds-of-paradise. Others evoke lobster claws ...

Meet the Bird of Paradise, a tropical flower native to South Africa, known for its vibrant colours and striking bird-like appearance. Meet the Bird of Paradise, a tropical flower native to South ...

feeds on a mix of plant and animal material, lives mainly on the ground and seeks shelter in burrows. A rat seen below a feeding tray at Singapore's Bird Paradise on Feb 10, 2025. (Photo ...

Q: We have three bird of paradise plants in our backyard. They were in bloom when we planted them five or six years ago, and they bloomed the following year as well. They look beautiful and ...

Sometimes known as the crane flower, it is entirely possible for the bird of paradise to "flower all year round". According to Plantura Magazine, the Strelitzia reginae plant – native to South ...

The museum has the only verified nest of a greater bird of paradise in a scientific collection ... providing scientists a window into a past era. The plant material or animal remains included ...

Pope Francis visits remote communities in Papua New Guinea, wearing a hat decorated with bird of paradise feathers ... not only for its diversity of plants and animals, its enchanting beaches ...

Very few plants command attention in your home and garden like the unusual and captivating bird-of-paradise plant. Nicknamed for their crane-like flowers, these subtropical perennials, belonging ...