"On my birthday, my 95th birthday ... they named a plant after me, and I was blown away, it's a big honor," said Hilda White.

Plant regeneration relies on a delicate balance between stem cell renewal and differentiation, yet the evolutionary origin and functional limits of key regulators remain poorly understood. This study ...

Polystichum hildae, a holly fern discovered in Columbia, is named after a 95-year-old longtime volunteer at UVM. Here's why.

White, 95, started volunteering at the herbarium after she retired from her job as a chemistry lab technician. Now, a newly ...

Water ferns regularly to keep soil consistently moist but never soggy, checking every few days for dryness. Water deeply at the base of the plant until moisture drains through, and use mulch to help ...

Gardening isn’t always about basking in glorious sunlight. Some plants practically revel in the quiet whispers of shade and ...

The Chagos Archipelago constitutes one of the world’s most important and unspoilt natural environments. Far away from centres ...

Dr. Nathaniel Ward, a 19th century London physician, had a keen interest in nature, including observing insect behavior. When studying a sphinx moth emerging from a chrysalis he had buried in moist ...

Banana peels often end up in the garbage, but you can give them a second life in your garden or for your houseplants. Make ...

Proposed changes by the Trump administration to the federal Endangered Species Act are raising alarm among conservationists ...