China mines some 70% of the world’s rare earths, the 17 metallic elements primarily used in magnets needed for civilian and ...

The giant water lily is an incredible aquatic plant famous for its massive floating leaves, which can grow up to two meters ...

Eulophia siamensis is previously known only to China, Myanmar and Thailand. Isodon neorensis, which belongs to the mint ...

I like collecting rare and unusual food plants but I don't just do it as a hobby rather it's a way to diversify and ...

A brown morph, long-snouted vine snake, Ahaetulla longirostris, was discovered in the Dudhwa Tiger Reserve, in a landmark herpetological breakthrough, officials said Thursday. This rare and ...

A brown morph, long-snouted vine snake, Ahaetulla longirostris, was discovered in the Dudhwa Tiger Reserve, in a landmark herpetological breakthrough, officials said Thursday. This rare and cryptic ...

At the Berkeley Pit, researchers hope to extract valuable metals to increase U.S. production of rare earths used in electric ...

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Neelakurinji is a rare plant that blooms once every 12 years. It's found in the Western Ghats, and turns the landscape in a ...

Born in Finland, Olga Lakela discovered or rediscovered rare local species and started an herbarium that still bears her name ...

COLUMBUS, Ohio ( WCMH) – One of the rarest plants in the country is a bright yellow wildflower, which blooms in Ohio in May.

A New Hampshire ecologist has discovered male satiny willows growing along the Connecticut River in the North Country. The ...