By JESSICA DAMIANO No doubt you’ve seen your share of hollies this month — in wreaths and boughs or perhaps on holiday cards ...

In Old Norse mythology, Baldr, the son of the god Odin and the goddess Frigg, was slain with a mistletoe spear. Some ...

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A rare fossil plant reveals how early plants moved water and food, helping to explain the secrets of tree growth.

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When you think of flowers during the Christmas and the holiday season what comes to mind? For me, it would be the beloved ...

If you were living in Metro Detroit in the 1940s or 1950s, there’s a really strong chance you visited the Ford Rotunda in ...

The new Ukudu power plant is on track to start by a Dec. 31 goal date, or even a bit earlier, with more testing going on this ...

Balanophora is a plant that abandoned photosynthesis long ago and now lives entirely as a parasite on tree roots, hidden in ...