Hoping to give new meaning to the term “natural light,” a small group of biotechnology hobbyists and entrepreneurs has started a project to develop plants that glow, potentially leading the way for ... Read more
WASHINGTON — It starts each April with the violation of lilacs. Peonies are the next to fall, then Asiatic lilies. Then, in a painful botanic denouement, hydrangeas meet their demise, yanked at times ... Read more
CHAPPELL HILL, Tex. — It is bluebonnet season in Texas, when hayfields and grazing pastures are transformed into seas of indigo bloom. And while Vermonters take pride in their fall foliage and ... Read more
Q. What determined which trees and other plants survived after inundation by Hurricane Sandy? A. Whether plants survived or died depended chiefly on salt tolerance in the plant species, said ... Read more