plants Fossilized "alien plant" from 47 million years ago unlike anything alive today Allan Rose Hill

plants Timelapse of rare Queen of the Night blooming Popkin

lego Man creates living, breathing miniature world inside Lego bricks Popkin

genetics "Unassuming" fern has largest genome yet found. "It's just ridiculous" Rob Beschizza

young experts Illegal opium poppy spotted in Japan — by 3-year-old plant enthusiast (video) Carla Sinclair

websites Site tells you where you can order 6,000 species of plant Rob Beschizza

plants An afterlife for beloved DC cherry tree Stumpy Carolyn Townsend

plants Here's an enchanting timelapse of an Orbea Semota in bloom Popkin

Science This scientist fed his own flesh to a Venus Flytrap David Pescovitz

Weird A.I. reveals the astonishing number of mysterious fairy circles around the globe David Pescovitz

photography Exquisitely-detailed public domain photographs of plants Popkin

Nature Learn how to make a mini terrarium with Ben Newell Popkin

Funny Digitally-rendered photo of giant fruits and vegetables makes me wish I were an ant for a day Popkin

Coffee How caffeine became nature's secret weapon and humanity's favorite fix Mark Frauenfelder

biology Thirsty or hurt plants "cry" and some animals may be able to hear them David Pescovitz

mistakes Australians warned not to touch or even approach the poisonous Dendrocnide moroides trees there Rob Beschizza

Science Researchers discover how plants detect carbon dioxide and control their pores Andrew Yi

art This houseplant wields a wicked machete Mark Frauenfelder

plants Chamomile is inescapably fashionable now Elías Villoro

art Emeric Chantier's Surreal Plant Sculptures Popkin