Breakthroughs, discoveries, and DIY tips sent six days a week. Terms of Service and Privacy Policy. Around a decade ago, Kobe University biologist Kenji Suetsugu took ...

When most people think of orchids, the first image that comes to mind may be those bright pink or purple flowers you see in a grocery store that tend to die as soon as you get them home. The second ...

Recent research, published in the Botanical Journal of the Linnean Society, used the database to reveal that orchids show remarkable diversity of highly specialized pollination strategies that differ ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. The largest family of flowering plants in the world is the massive sunflower family (Asteraceae) with over 32,000 species thus far ...

This article was published in Scientific American’s former blog network and reflects the views of the author, not necessarily those of Scientific American More than 200 years ago, the Scottish ...

Environmental groups have filed a lawsuit because they want the federal government to list a rare orchid, found mainly in Florida, as an endangered species. Ghost orchids grow in just a few places in ...

Deep in Colombia's northwestern forests, an orchid enthusiast has gathered a colorful collection of nearly 25,000 specimens, some of which he is cloning to protect them from extinction. Colombia, ...

Sometimes newfound flower species are lurking where scientists least expect to see them — in parks, gardens and even in planters on balconies. That's where researchers in Japan recently identified a ...

Orchid killer? You’re not alone. Local experts can help you turn a new leaf before Olbrich Botanical Garden’s orchid sale on March 14.

“Gardens are gateways to cultures,” said Brandon Tam, associate curator of the orchid collection at the Huntington Library, Art Museum, and Botanical Gardens in San Marino, as he unlocked the door to ...

The showiest, most flamboyant flowers? Some will insist that they belong to the various orchid species. The orchid family truly is a giant group, easily the largest plant family in the world, ...

Three new orchid species from the evergreen montane forests and shrublands of the Ecuadoran Andes have been described by scientists. Two of the new orchids have been preliminarily assessed as ...