Furanocoumarins, the evolutionary weapons of certain plants (including limes), can ruin your vacation, or cause caterpillars ...

A large UK study suggests the EAT-Lancet planetary health diet may lower chronic kidney disease risk. Here's what the research found, how the diet works, and why genes and environment also matter.

The biggest fungus, née organism in the world, occupies an area of 3.7 square miles. That’s about the same size as two ...

Ficus plants, known for their lush foliage and elegant appearance, are popular choices for both indoor and outdoor gardening.

A new study highlights the importance of your diet in preventing kidney disease. A specific type of diet was found to be associated with a lower risk of chronic kidney disease. Below, experts explain ...

Some trees and shrubs have a bad reputation for being susceptible to diseases: lilacs to powdery mildew, junipers to juniper tip blight, flowering crabapples to apple scab, elms to Dutch elm ...

“Insect herbivores have long been known to accumulate plant defense metabolites from their diet as defenses against their own enemies,” she said in a study recently published in PNAS. “However, as ...

WGN’s “Plant Daddy” Tim Joyce is back to share some weekend gardening tips, including how to manage household pests soil ...

A weekend freeze is forcing Florida strawberry growers to balance crop protection with groundwater risks, including disease, well impacts and sinkholes.

It is estimated that Americans will consume 1.48 billion chicken wings during the Super Bowl, but a new Physicians Committee ...

The field of bioactive compounds from medicinal mushrooms and plants has garnered significant attention due to the increasing ...

A bill at the state Legislature would create a program supporting the production of virus- and pest-free plants to ...