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Are Halloween Pumpkins Edible?

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Are Halloween Pumpkins Edible?

Did You Get a Packet of Seeds in the Mail From China? Don't Open It

Mysterious seeds are showing up in mailboxes in at least seven states.

Did You Get a Packet of Seeds in the Mail From China? Don't Open It

Herb vs. Spice: What’s the Difference?

A stand at the Spice Bazaar in Istanbul, Turkey.

Herb vs. Spice: What’s the Difference?

Barnard College’s Corpse Flower Just Bloomed for the First Time Ever—Watch It Here

This corpse flower is ready for her closeup.

Barnard College’s Corpse Flower Just Bloomed for the First Time Ever—Watch It Here

10 'Nuts' That Aren't Actually Nuts

None of these "nuts" are truly nuts.

Sorry, Plant Parents: Study Shows Houseplants Don’t Improve Air Quality

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What’s the Difference Between Forests, Woods, and Jungles?

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Rotting Fruit—Made of Glass—Is the Focus of a New Exhibition at Harvard

Strawberry with Penicillium sp. mold, Rudolf Blaschka, 1929

A Massachusetts Tree Is Live-Tweeting Its Perspective on Climate Change

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This Lab-Grown Perfume is Made From an Extinct Flower

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How 19th-Century Photographer Anna Atkins Changed the Way We Look at Science

Anna Atkins (1799–1871), Dictyota dichotoma, in the young state & in fruit, from Part
XI of Photographs of British Algae: Cyanotype Impressions, 1849-1850, cyanotype

A Fungus Could Be One Key to Solving Our Plastic Waste Crisis

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Rare 'Unicorn' Plant, Which Hasn't Been Seen in 131 Years, Discovered In Maine

Unicorn root growing in a field

8 Seemingly Harmless Plants That Can Kill or Maim You

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Watch a Tree Release a Massive "Pollen Bomb" Into the Air

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Why Some Trees in Norway Are Missing Their Rings

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