Kevin Burns receives funding from Victoria University of Wellington and the Royal Society of New Zealand Marsden Fund. Social colonies are nothing new in the animal kingdom. We know bees, ants and ...

An archival image of David Attenborough's garden in 1998 shows the power of a curated wild outdoor space – here's how his ...

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As summer rains start, you might want to consider adding some attractive moisture-loving plants to your garden. Ferns are always a good candidate where you have a little shade and sufficient water.

This spring, don’t forage for wild edible plants. Instead, welcome them into your garden. By Margaret Roach Jared Rosenbaum knows the primal thrill of foraging — a sense of interdependence with the ...

What are some good plants for shade gardens? The first answers to that question that come to mind for most people are hostas and ferns, right? There are better answers to the question. Native woodland ...

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This behavior, known as eusociality, has evolved independently in insects, crustaceans (certain species of shrimp) and even some mammals (naked mole rats), but it has never been observed in plants.