Biologists who set out to better understand the effects of climate change on plant species in tropical mountain regions found that even small variations in temperature and moisture can have massive ...

A study based on labor-intensive fieldwork and analysis by Brown biologists in tropical mountain regions shows that a warmer and drier climate will lead to massive losses of plant species. PROVIDENCE, ...

We may receive a commission on purchases made from links. So, you brought home a new tropical plant. Maybe it's something bold and dramatic, or maybe it's one of those delicate ones that look like ...

If you’ve ever spotted a plant with a braided trunk at your local nursery, chances are it was a money tree (Pachira aquatica). This tropical plant is as easy to care for as it is eye-catching—and it ...

In the middle of the South Pacific, a group of Fijian plants have solved a problem that has long puzzled scientists: How can an organism cooperate with multiple partners that are in turn competing for ...

Sometimes a cultural connection to collecting and cultivating plants runs in a family, as is the case for Dexter and Ruby Burgos who have an enviable collection of rare indoor plants in their Perth ...

Durham University provides funding as a founding partner of The Conversation UK. Washington University in St. Louis provides funding as a member of The Conversation US. In the middle of the South ...