Plants

One species she discovered, a critically endangered plant, eluded modern researchers for decades but has recently been rediscovered — as has Barber herself.

Animals, plants, and fungi depend on this humble tree, but its future — and theirs — is all but certain.

From pocket parks to large-scale projects, cities around the world are working to reverse a troubling trend.

The North American plants look pretty, but they also causes havoc in places where humans have allowed them to spread.

With a habitat of just 2-3 acres, the entire Hendrix’s liveforever species could be wiped out by a single tractor.

When humans bring new plants to an ecosystem, it can slowly push out the original inhabitants. Research shows us how to identify this threat before plant species become “the living dead.”

New research finds many will have a tough road ahead.

As the dams come down, crews prepare for miles of new vegetation to rise up. That starts with thousands of tiny acorns.

One of the world’s oldest and rarest trees survives at a secret gorge in Australia, but it still faces many threats — from fire to fungi.

This year we bid farewell to two lost frogs, the Chinese paddlefish, a plant from New Hampshire, and many others.