Why do pears have a gritty texture?

After a bout of over-ambitious microwaving, my heat pack is no more!

Gardening is a calming, gentle pastime, but . . . not for everyone.

What if your money was squash?

You can have too much of a good thing . . .

Stretch out those arm muscles and prepare to compete!

What made my violet not violet?

Your shower poof is a pale imitation of a plant-based scrubbing tool.

Too many of these fibrous stalks could cause a lot of pain . . . literally.

Nothing says “Easter” quite like a large basket of richly colored . . . onions.

In Soviet Russia, you would be surprised what could get you into trouble . . .

Although plants lack animal nerve cells and musculature, they are still capable of communicating through electric signals.

Eriogonum argophyllum isn’t a showy or extravagant plant. It is, after all, on a permanent spa date.

It’s Christmas morning and there is a rare, exotic treat nestled snugly in your stocking.

Large-scale reforestation efforts must contend with a very small-scale antagonist.

You may not realize it, but corn is incredibly important to the myth of vampirism.

Pirates were bloodthirsty criminals with insatiable lusts for treasure, rum, wenches and . . . pressing flowers?

Nearly 3,500 years ago, women who suspected they might be pregnant were advised to . . .

So if you’re caught in a thunderstorm and you have the erroneous idea to shelter under a tree, which tree is the least stupid choice to shelter under?

While these bugs may seem mindless . . . and for the most part they are . . . cicadas are actually somewhat choosy in selecting which trees to terrorize.