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A woman in the middle of a crop field holding crops
The Big Fix
An engineer in Bolivia is reviving an ancestral, nutritious grain for the 21st century
A team of naturalists trekked to Haiti’s longest mountain range, the Massif du Nord, to try to find the elusive flower.
Environment
Naturalists in Haiti rediscover the elusive magnolia flower
Views from the Cedars of God, a 25-acre forest preserve just six miles from the monastery. Situated in the Kadisha Valley, the site represents one of the last remaining pieces of old growth cedar forest in the country. Some of the trees are believed to be
Climate Change
These monks are on a mission to protect Lebanon’s sacred cedar trees — before it’s too late
Huseyin Kara shows off his lush green olive trees, like a proud grandfather.
Climate Change
Seed keepers in Turkey revive old farming methods to confront new climate threats
Rusty patched bumblebee
Environment
Here’s how to convert your lawn into a bee pollinator habitat
A worker picks roses that will be thrown way because they cannot be shipped to Europe due to the spread of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) at the Maridadi flower farm in Naivasha, Kenya, March 19, 2020.
Jobs
Coronavirus pandemic wilts global flower industry
A man reaches up to plants
Food
How are we going to feed ourselves when there are 10 billion people on the planet?
Global Scan
Welcome to Sochi?
Environment
New research on plant intelligence may forever change how you think about plants
Environment
New research finds rapid evolution in plants to resist predatory insects
Romance and Spring Harvest At Paradise Lot
Science Note/Tree Power
Science Note/Tree Power
News from the Trees
Disappearing Wildflowers