The recent rediscovery of Rafflesia hasseltii, an extremely rare giant parasitic red flower, in a forest in Indonesia’s West Sumatra has sparked a backlash after Oxford University’s initial social ...

Let’s say you happen to hear the first five words of the song, “Oh, What a Beautiful Mornin’.” What are you hearing and who is singing? Answer: The opening song in one of America’s most loved and most ...

Also known as “Queen of the Night” or Lady-of-the-Night, this evergreen shrub produces long, tubular flowers that open only after dusk. Its intoxicating, almost tropical fragrance becomes strongest in ...

Archaeologists in Kazakhstan have discovered the "City of Seven Ravines," a vast Bronze Age "proto-city" with metalworking, dwellings and a large building. When you purchase through links on our site, ...

An international team of archaeologists from UCL, Durham University, and Toraighyrov University (Kazakhstan) has uncovered the remains of a vast Bronze Age settlement, Semiyarka, in the Kazakh ...

What creates the perfect start to a day? This video documents a beautiful morning on the farm, capturing the peace, fresh air, and essential work that makes the job so rewarding. Tropical Storm ...

Correspondent. "CBS News Sunday Morning" and "48 Hours" Tracy Smith is an award-winning correspondent for "CBS News Sunday Morning" and "48 Hours," who joined CBS News in 2000. Smith has covered a ...

So much of how we identify ourselves in this world is connected to when we're born. From our zodiac sign to the birthstone jewelry we wear, these symbols of who we are show up all around us—in the ...

“Good Morning America” will showcase Maryland with crabcakes and crushes next week in Annapolis, as the show makes its seventh stop on its “America the Beautiful: 50 States in 50 Weeks.” Filming in ...

This video is no longer available. It’s big, it’s beautiful and it’s stinky. It’s also in bloom in D.C., though not for long. The scientific name for the giant plant is Amorphophallus titanum. But ...

Flower names can sound as sweet as their botanical counterparts smell. Some florally inspired monikers, like Rose, Daisy and Lily, are so commonly used for people that we might forget they have such ...