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The unusual molecular makeup of Borrelia burgdorferi, which causes Lyme disease, may hold clues for understanding and treating the tick-borne disease.

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Some stinky plants independently evolved an enzyme to take the same molecule behind our bad breath and turn it into the smell of rotting flesh.

Biologists have create a web portal for the world's most charismatic plants, ferns. The Florida Museum of Natural History has partnered with 35 herbarium collections across the United States to create ...

Whether you love or hate dandelions, they're blooming in Michigan. Here's what to do with them and reasons you might want to ...

As the days get longer and the sun warms the forest floor, hepatica flowers start emerging. These charming early bloomers ...

“Transferring flowering branches in pots adds verticality and elegance to your staging as well,” Cho says. She recommends ...

Researchers are working to unravel the hidden biology of often-persnickety seeds as they age, sleep and awaken ...

You may think it best to keep all houseplants by a sunny window, but that's not always the case. These plants are actually ...

Scattered throughout the Tehachapi Mountains and the surrounding area are an assortment of little lakes, reservoirs and ponds ...