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Plants September 26, 2017

Blossoming bisexual: World's 1st flower had male and female parts

When the world's first flower sprouted about 140 million years ago, it was bisexual, possessing both male and female reproductive parts, according to the researchers who virtually reconstructed the blossom in a new study.

Food Trends November 21, 2016

'Farm to table' movement embracing booze

The process is sometimes referred to as "grain to glass" — the beer-and-whiskey version of the foodie slogan "farm to table." 

Wine November 21, 2016

Port wine, a classy Father's Day drink

Port wine is often skipped over when browsing the wine store shelves, but perhaps it is worth a closer look. 

Digging History September 16, 2016

Like blue jeans, this ancient fabric was dyed with indigo

An ancient textile fragment discovered in Peru represents the oldest piece of indigo-dyed fabric in existence.

Plants July 29, 2016

New York enjoys rare phenomenon of a corpse flower in bloom

Plant lovers in New York are enjoying a smelly treat with the rare bloom of a corpse flower at the New York Botanical Garden.

Plants July 27, 2016

New York set for rare phenomenon: A corpse flower in bloom

Plant lovers in New York are in for a smelly treat with the imminent bloom of a rare corpse flower at the city's Botanical Garden.

Plants May 4, 2016

These Caribbean plants were named after James Bond

Scientists have christened a subgenus of plants with a killer name: Jamesbondia.

Plants May 2, 2016

Cyborg roses wired with self-growing circuits

Scientists have created a kind of cyborg flower: living roses with tiny electronic circuits threaded through their vascular systems

Plants May 2, 2016

Denver's 'corpse flower' really does smell like rotting meat

From the front of the 3-hour line where thousands of people wait to sniff the first bloom of a giant corpse flower in Colorado, the stench is more like a whiff

Plants May 2, 2016

The astonishing 390-year old bonsai tree that survived the Hiroshima atomic blast

The history of a 390-year old bonsai tree at the National Arboretum that survived the Hiroshima atomic blast is being honored this week. Thursday marks the 70th anniversary of the Hiroshima bombing.

Plants May 2, 2016

Smells fishy: Putrid 'corpse flower' blooms

The place smells like death, but that didn't keep crowds away from the UC Botanical Garden in Berkeley, California, this weekend