Anna Nordseth is an ecology writer and Duke University Ph.D. candidate specializing in tropical forest ecology, conservation research, and biodiversity. Think plants can’t move? You’re only half right ...

If you liked this story, share it with other people. Equipped with bulky beaks and impressive wingspans, hornbills are vital long-distance seed dispersers in tropical forests. But while a lot is known ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Helen Chesnut has had some success growing peony shrubs from seed. (Credit: DUNCAN KELBAUGH) Q. I occasionally come across ...

If you liked this story, share it with other people. Many plants rely on animals to reproduce, regenerate and spread. But the current sixth mass extinction is wiping out seed-dispersing wildlife that ...

The oldest living seeds found on Earth germinated after resting more than 30,000 years in Arctic soils. But in the humid tropics, seeds do not last. “A long-lived seed in the tropics is probably only ...

Last year’s Castle Fire in California’s Sierra Nevada is estimated to have killed more than 10 percent of the world’s giant sequoias, the largest trees on earth. Sequoias can live through many fires ...

Zamia pseudoparasitica is a paradox packaged into a Panamanian plant. Its sticky yellow seeds are absolute chonksters, each about the size of a Sour Patch Kid—perfectly designed, it would seem, to pop ...

Q. I occasionally come across listings in seed catalogues for interesting sounding shrubs. If you have ever grown shrubs from seed, which have been the most successful? A. I’ve grown numerous shrubs ...

We independently select everything we recommend. Buying through us may earn us a commission, which supports our work. Q. I occasionally come across listings in seed catalogues for interesting sounding ...