Researchers extract plant residues from ancient bedrock metates, revealing insights into early diets and traditional plant ...

As spring arrives, bringing longer and warmer days, nature awakens from its winter slumber and with it, a few unwelcome visitors. Among them are two particularly invasive and toxic plants: poison ...

The mortar, pestle and cutting board in your kitchen are modern versions of manos and metates—ancient cooking implements ...

Microscopic plant residues found on bedrock metates offer new insights into the diets and cultural practices of ancient Indigenous communities in the American West. The mortar, pestle, and cutting ...

The mortar, pestle and cutting board in your kitchen are modern versions of manos and metates—ancient cooking implements found in archaeological sites around the world. A mano is a hand-held ...

Fennel is an absolute delight, but it can be confusing to cut if you're new to eating it. Here's how to do it based on how you plan to prepare it.

Osha root (Ligusticum porteri) is a perennial herb in the carrot and parsley family (Apiaceae/Umbelliferae). In traditional Native American and Hispanic medicine, osha has treated several upper ...

Before starting to forage, it is important to know that some plants growing wild are poisonous, and some are even deadly. Under the Wildlife and Countryside Act 1981 and the Wildlife (Northern Ireland ...

I recently went looking for one of the rarest of Texas’s rare plants in what seemed like an odd place: near the middle of ...