Plant nomenclature, or the naming of plants, has been around since 1753, and started with a Swedish botanist named Carl Von Linne. Latin names were given at the time as an internationally understood ...

Tree tomatoes are a large fruit that taste like a sweet, pungent, tomato. But growing them at home is much different than ...

Since the mid-1700s, researchers have classified life with scientific names. But some of them have problematic histories and connotations. The botanical community is trying to tackle this issue. Since ...

Scientific name of pine tree: Why does your Christmas tree smell like a fresh mountain breeze? Or why do some forests stay green all winter long? One of nature's oldest and strongest survivors holds ...

Since the mid-1700s, researchers have classified life on Earth with scientific names, a two-word moniker like Homo sapiens. But some of these names are weighed down by problematic histories and ...