Thousands of plants, many of which certainly contain elements for healing medicines or nourishing food, are in danger of extinction from climate change and habitat loss, says the U.K.’s Royal Botanic Gardens. The study calls for plant conservation and stepped up research to identify plants before its too late. The BBC reports. (Photo: U.S. Forest […]
Many of us suffer from “plant blindness,” according to botanists Elisabeth Schussler and James Wandersee. By being “blind” to the plant life around us, we can miss the importance of plants to the overall biosphere and human existence. How might one counter such “blindness”? Learn about plants! Read on to get started. (Photo: Lance Cheung, USDA, Creative Commons)
