As bushfires become more frequent, scientists say garden beds can be a line of defence.

How do plants adapt to drought and heat? New studies on plants of the Canary Islands show that adaptation is not determined by a single character but by the interaction of entire sets of characters.

Expand your succulent collection indoors or outdoors with the paddle plant (Kalanchoe thyrsiflora). This striking succulent is known for how the light green, round, fleshy leaves stack beside each ...

Butte County has a Mediterranean climate where drought conditions occur naturally from May to October. A wide variety of succulent plants have become popular across the country in recent years, and ...

Getting your Trinity Audio player ready... In recent columns, we focused on switching two groups of species within the same genus: aeonium and mangave. That project raised my interest in ways to group ...

Succulents glow in shades of red, green, blue, and more after being infused with afterglow phosphor particles that absorb and slowly release light. CREDIT: Liu et al., Matter 2025 Get the Popular ...

Sometimes the little things aren’t so little at all. A dozen Devereux California residents spent weeks growing potted succulent plants, decorating the pots and building the crates that were on display ...