Plants

As you kiss under the mistletoe this holiday season, consider the biology of this plant. Parasitic to other plants, mistletoes leech water and nutrients to survive.

Of all the lovely wildflowers to enjoy in Utah, Indian paintbrush has to top my list. The nickname “prairie fire” is an accurate one, highlighting the…

Robin Wall Kimmerer is a mother, scientist, decorated professor, and enrolled member of the Citizen Potawatomi Nation. She is the author of Braiding…

We’ve all heard the terms ‘organic’ and ‘sustainable’ agriculture, but what do those descriptions really mean?Utah Public Radio explores this question…

You would think that scientists would know how many species occur in an area, especially one as well-populated as Cache County. But scientists at Utah…

If you’re a scientist studying any kind of plant or animal species, you’ve probably come across Symbiota. But, if you’re like me and that’s not your cup…

The head of the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service is stepping down after a 16-month tenure in which he proposed broad changes to rules governing protections…

According to the new research from Utah State University, how a plant disperses its seeds is related to other life history strategies. Seed dispersal is…

As human populations increase and construction developments overtake agricultural land and wildlife habitat, some people may feel as if there is little…

In a basement below a cafeteria, researchers and scientists gather in what is the Intermountain Herbarium. It is a little used Utah State University…