Native plants are more than just part of the scenery. They’re the backbone of functioning ecosystems — especially for native birds and insects. When these plants disappear, so do the species that ...

Why do cattle eat grass and still get fat and produce nutritious milk? If you want to know why grass-eating animals get fat, ...

While the idea of "criminal plants" may sound far-fetched, these invasive flora could land you in a lot of trouble ...

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Amid battles and food insecurity across Sudan, many people are turning to weeds and wild plants to sustain them ...

Every single animal around the world is adapted to a slightly different way of life, and there bodies have evolved to be able ...

Everyone knows that herbivores only eat plants, right? Actually, that's not always the case, but who's eating the meat and why are they eating it?

A recent discovery of a dinosaur’s preserved gut contents offers the first direct proof that sauropods were plant-eaters ...

Ever since the first reasonably complete sauropod skeletons were found in the 1870s, the hypothesis that they were herbivores has rarely been contested. Simply put, it is hard to envisage sauropods ...

Along with vegetable plants, hostas and daylilies, there is a new plant, now legal to grow and harvest in Ohio, that is also ...

Nutria are recognized as an invasive species capable of destroying native vegetation and agricultural crops. Over the years, ...

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