A student of the University of the Philippines Mindanao (UPMin) was awarded a P75,000-government grant for her undergraduate research on the anti-inflammatory potential of two native epiphytes, or ...

While filming a documentary in Northern Ireland, a team of scientists discovered a new fungus that appears to manipulate ...

Malagasy people have been using Madagascar’s unique native plants for food, medicine and handcrafts for thousands of years.

From Scotland to California, golf courses are being rewilded – with lofty aims to benefit both people and nature.

If you have a precious collection of, say, cacti, African violets or orchids, it is worth quarantining new plants ... Cryptolaemus montrouzieri beetles or Leptomastix dactylopii, a parasitic wasp, ...

Parasitic wasps lay their eggs inside pest insects ... The large collection of ferns and orchids in greenhouse of Mae Fah Luang garden, Doi Tung, Thailand, Image via Depositphotos Once you have ...

A newly identified fungus in Northern Ireland appears to manipulate spider behavior, eerily turning them into “zombies” ...

Among his notable discoveries was the diminutive orchid Stigmatodactylus sikokianus, first identified in 1889. After Makino's discovery, the plant was named for the unique, tiny finger-like ...

Feb. 7, 2025 — Researchers have uncovered a previously unknown mechanism that regulates the immune response against parasites. During a parasitic infection, specific immune cells, known as ...

The only thing that stood out was a high number of eosinophils—white blood cells that become active with certain allergic diseases, parasitic infections, or other medical conditions, such as cancer.