While many modern plants use colorful flowers to attract pollinators, ancient palm-like plants called cycads lure them by ...

Ever notice how some gardens seem to thrive with fewer pests and more blooms? The secret often lies in attracting the right ...

We love the shape of the glass Oui yogurt jars (the yogurt inside is yummy, too!). They’re recyclable, of course, and make great little containers for all sorts of things like paper clips, nails and ...

Harvard researchers have discovered that cycads—one of the oldest living lineages of seed plants—heat up their reproductive ...

Since the time of the dinosaurs, cycad plants may have attracted insects using infrared light. It may be the world's oldest ...

Around 200 million years ago, long before flowers existed and back when dinosaurs roamed the Earth, some of the first plants ...

Stella Holstrom is gathering opinions on what Sartell residents think of the big pollinator gardens near Sartell High School.

Things were buzzing at the 1932 Criterion Theatre Sunday afternoon, with live rock n’ roll music blaring, guitars thrumming, ...

New study shows that heat may be one of the oldest modes of communication between animals and plants. Cycads—one of the oldest living lineages of seed plants—heat up their reproductive organs to ...

Honey is often praised as a natural sweetener with health benefits ranging from soothing sore throats to providing antioxidants. However, not all honey is created equal. Some commercially available ...

Africa baobabs are distinctive, long-lived trees with essential ecosystem roles. However, their populations are in decline ...

THESE bees are our finest local residents – because they literally consist of the Best of the West. They happen to occupy ...