For those spending much of their time in the great outdoors this summer, being able to tell poisonous plants in the wild ...

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It’s no secret that biodiversity in New York and across the U.S. is at grave risk, a risk that is ultimately far worse – big picture – than a sting ...

Plants are usually seen as static, passive entities in the food chain, relying on photosynthesis to sustain themselves. However, some have adapted to a more sinister diet — one that includes ...

Amid battles and food insecurity across Sudan, many people are turning to weeds and wild plants to sustain them.

Amid battles and food insecurity across Sudan, many people are turning to weeds and wild plants to sustain them. They boil the plants in water with salt, because there is nothing else to eat. Some ...

CAIRO (AP) — With Sudan in the grips of war and millions struggling to find enough to eat, many are turning to weeds and wild plants to quiet their pangs of hunger. They boil the plants in water ...