Deep within tropical rainforests grows a flower so enormous and rare that it defies nature's norms. Blooming without leaves, ...

Cape Town, in South Africa, is famous for its dramatic mountains and coastline, but its greatest treasure lies in the plants that carpet its slopes and valleys. Table Mountain National Park and its ...

Modern roses, as we know them, date to 1867, when enthusiasts in Europe bred a “hybrid perpetual” rose with a “tea rose.” The ...

Some 20 million flowers are sold each day at the historic Aalsmeer Flower Auction in the Netherlands—more than half the ...

The General Sherman tree, located in Sequoia National Park, holds the title of the largest tree by volume, an ancient giant that continues to awe visitors with its immense size and resilience.

Schematic illustration of the oceanic plate beneath the Ontong Java Plateau inferred from seismic wave analyses. High-frequency seismic observations indicate that the plate has a composite structure ...

The blue whale holds the title as the largest animal ever known to have lived on Earth. This video explores how big blue whales can grow, how they survive in the ocean, and what makes them such ...

A PINK WAREHOUSE in Brazil’s north-east may help the world out of a tight geopolitical bind. Hidden inside a research park in the state of Bahia, the facility is run by Brazilian Rare Earths (BRE), a ...

Would excluding China from a rare-earth-elements ETF make it even rarer? A forthcoming ETF from Sprott Asset Management poses that question. Earlier this month, the company filed the Sprott Rare ...

A little-known Central Asian country just unveiled a discovery that could upend global tech and energy supply chains. Tucked beneath the steppe lies a resource so ...

Earth's magnetic field was struck by a "severe" solar storm Monday (Jan. 19), triggering vibrant auroras in the U.S. and large parts of Europe. The storm broke a record that had stood for more than ...