Some gorgeous succulents you can grow as houseplants include pie from heaven, string of pearls, pagoda village plant, and white velvet.

Heuchera (coral bells) are a mainstay of winter garden-centre sales and provide valuable ground cover for sun or light shade ...

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The 1,400 year-old "sand burials" of two people and a horse were found near a nuclear power plant construction site in the ...

The world’s oldest poisoned arrows – dating back 60,000 years – have been identified. The discovery reveals early advanced ...

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New year plant hunt shows rising temperatures are shifting natural cycles of wildflowers such as daisies Daisies and dandelions are among hundreds of native plant species blooming in the UK, in what ...

Find out what ministers have planned for this nuclear power station A DECOMISSIONED power plant which once provided a million homes with electricity is facing calls to restart under new plans. The ...

From reproductive rights to climate change to Big Tech, The Independent is on the ground when the story is developing. Whether it's investigating the financials of Elon Musk's pro-Trump PAC or ...

Conservationists in Somerset are attempting to save one of the UK's rarest plants from the brink of extinction. The starved wood-sedge (also known as Carex depauperate) is only found in two sites ...

Coastguards have issued an urgent warning after a highly poisonous plant was discovered along a popular stretch of Cumbria’s coastline. The plant, known as Hemlock water dropwort or “Dead Man’s ...

Seaside residents have been warned to be vigilant around beaches after sightings of a highly poisonous plant. Hemlock water dropwort - also known as Dead Man's Fingers - was found washed up on a ...