My work gathers inspiration from a variety of unconventional model organisms, and they have a key role in bio-inspired design ...

Add weeks of colorful flowers and decades of enjoyment to your indoor plant collection with holiday cacti. Dress one up with ...

What attracted him was the absence of farming and the abundance of native plants, including hazel, willow, birch, and holly.

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Robot Identifies Plants by 'Touching' Their Leaves Nov. 13, 2024 — Researchers have developed a robot that identifies different plant species at various stages of growth by 'touching' their ...

Ferns are either terrestrial (grown in the ground) or epiphytic (grown on other plants). In forests, you might find epiphytic varieties, like rabbit’s foot or bird’s nest ferns, on tree ...

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A research paper just published in Science China Life Sciences reports that tree diversity enhances the diversity and network ...

This means the positioning of furniture and even indoor plants matter when creating a flow of harmony that matches the natural order of the world. And according to feng shui experts, there are ...

But beginning gardeners need a few sure things, plants that are easy to grow and maintain, and that will give them the confidence to move on to greater challenges. Check out these 25 garden gimmes ...

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All of these plants are epiphytes that grow on trees or rocks rather than soil. Holiday cacti aren't parasitic because they don’t take water or nutrients from other plants. Instead, they gathers ...