Starting next month, the Lloyd Library & Museum will open its doors to a multi-faceted exhibition delves into the rich history of African botanicals and their influence on the Americas. Spearheaded by ...

West African cuisine is known for its distinct ingredients and flavors, often including a diverse range of plant foods. A traditional meal comprises a starchy staple cooked in a pot, served with a ...

LAWRENCE, Kan. (WIBW) - Researchers at the University of Kansas Biodiversity Institute are digitizing records of African plants in herbaria and museums across the U.S. University of Kansas said over ...

This column continues our introductions to garden plants that are native to selected areas of the world, with an emphasis on Mediterranean or summer-dry regions. Because these regions include the ...

Africa exhibits some of the oldest species of vegetation on the planet, in rich variety and subject to harsh climatic extremes. Tall trees, creepers, carnivorous and giant plants dominate the tropical ...

DURING the recent meeting of the British Association in South Africa, the South African Association for the Advancement of Science may be said to have acted as scientific hosts to their visitors, and ...

Africa’s “Great Green Wall” initiative is a proposed 8,000-kilometer line of trees meant to hold back the Sahara from expanding southward. New climate simulations looking to both the region’s past and ...

In South Africa’s Eastern Cape, some restoration projects are channeling revenue from carbon credit sales into restoring degraded ecosystems, creating a funding model that links climate action to ...

Biopiracy is the illegitimate appropriation or commercial exploitation of biological resources and associated traditional knowledge – often by pharmaceutical, cosmetic or agri-food firms. While the ...