Deep into the “six more weeks” that feel like six decades, one starts to wonder if we couldn’t just do away with winter.

Popcorn has existed for thousands of years . . .

The image of Our Lady of Guadalupe is distinctly of the New World, but the roses that proceeded her were of the Old World.

If you find this plant, a team of experts in hazmat suits will show up to remove it.

Most people don’t know that Rapunzel was almost called “Parsley.”

Why are avocados green?

Pigment and structure give the buttercup its color and gloss.

There was a time when no wheat grew in the New World.

The bright orange-gold flowers nearby appeared to be flashing . . .

Could botany help validate an ancient relic?

Could a tree make the waters at Marah sweet?

What does it mean to “give someone the pumpkin?”

Who was the first person to wedge a carrot in the middle of a snowman’s face?

How do you celebrate the Festival of Booths?

Garlic can drive away blood suckers.

What are stringy bits on a banana?

Cool down with some buoyant biology

Have you ever found a flower that looks a bit . . . off.

Not all flowers are big and showy.