Plant

To protect crops from rising droughts, scientists are looking to the genes of a small group of plants that can survive months of drought then regreen within hours.

After thousands of rare Chilean cacti were found in the house of an Italian collector, a years-long trial slowly unravelled how they got there.

Thousands of new species have been discovered by scientists this year – here are some of the weirdest.

It stands metres high, takes a decade to flower, smells like death and draws huge crowds when it blooms. But scientists are still unravelling the baffling lifecycle of the titan arum.

A forest in Ecuador is buzzing with life, thanks to a global movement granting nature legal rights

Renegade gardeners across the world are embracing a new philosophy: gardening that prioritises insects, not plants.

Hybridised feral pigs are an invasive pest in North America – but there could be benefits to their destructive power.

From bats and carnivorous plants to crocodiles and birds, nature is full of remarkable pairings that depend on each other to survive.