Using data from over 10,000 herbarium specimens, Smithsonian scientists uncover the urgent conservation needs of the plants, ...

“The data that is stored in the herbarium is a scientific treasure that makes a project like this feasible,” said botanist ...

Fungi are among the most important organisms on Earth. Even though most of the world's described 157,000 fungal species are ...

The majority of the threatened species do not grow in environmentally protected locations. Tropical plants in the genus ...

A University of Guam researcher recently contributed to an international study that expands understanding of an endangered ...

MUSCAT: Amid growing environmental challenges, preserving biodiversity and protecting plant species from extinction has ...

Scientists used terahertz imaging to study agave plants' water storage. Findings could improve drought-resistant crops.

A new analysis from researchers at the Smithsonian's National Museum of Natural History reveals that nearly half of the genus ...