Our culture has moved away from a fascination with the greenery around us. Experts warn that “plant blindness” could come ...

This holy Basil plant, known as tulsi, grows profusely all over the area. Millions of Hindus of different denominations, all over the world, worship the tulsi plant as a daily practice ...

Some plants serve so many purposes in life. Trees and plants provide oxygen for people and animals to live in this world.

BBC Bitesize asked experts from the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew, to tell us more about six of the world’s most astonishing plants. The national flower of Guyana, in South America, the Amazon ...

But, sometimes, plants can have the price tag to match how much we treasure them, or, in some cases, surpass our wildest ...

The network is extensive, with over 80% of plants believed to be connected, making it one of the oldest communication systems in the world. Just as the internet enables us to connect, share ideas ...

Islands cover just 5.3% of the world’s land area, but contribute disproportionately to global biodiversity, according to ...

Mistletoe, a group of plants in the order Santalales, are found around the world. Only some species of mistletoe are parasitic. The traditional parasitic mistletoe we think of is Viscum album. Most ...

From a flower which resembles a brain to a three-metre-tall plant that smells of rotting flesh, sometimes the natural world is more horrifying than any fiction. Discover this creepy collection of ...

The artemisia annua plant, also known as sweet wormwood, has long provided a key ingredient in treating malaria The World Health Organization (WHO) is to test a malaria drug on Covid patients ...

New estimates suggest two-fifths of the world's plants are at risk of extinction. The assessment of the State of the World's Plants and Fungi is based on research from more than 200 scientists in ...