Since the 1750s, at least 571 species of plants have gone extinct in the wild, according to a global survey recently published in Nature Ecology & Evolution. More than eight plant species have ...

Every species, from the apex predator down to the smallest plant and fungi, plays a specific role in the ecosystem that they are native to. However, when a non-native species is introduced to an ...

Silphium: ‘the most precious gift from nature’ Silphium plants, also known to the Greeks ... and sought-after condiment in the ancient world. Anecdotic reports from the ancient world suggest ...

which depend on plants for food, shelter, and survival. Globally, 21 percent of the total evaluated reptiles in the world are deemed endangered or vulnerable to extinction by the IUCN — 594 species — ...

But what was the world like in the millions of years leading up to this ... It's 144-149 million-years-old. Bennettitales are an extinct group of plants that looked a lot like cycads. 'Cycads have ...

Enacted in 1973, it has been credited with saving 99 percent of listed species from extinction and is hailed as the world’s strongest conservation law. To qualify for ESA protections, a species must ...

The horticulturist travels the world in search of troubled species to propagate. His motivation? “Plants are the alchemists of our universe.” ...