Majesty palms are tropical plants that grow slowly and symmetrically. Over time, they can reach heights of up to 10 feet when ...

In a 4x4 bumping and rattling along a dirt road in Madagascar, Nomentsoa Randria­mamonjy explains a local idiom. A few ...

The results are published in the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species™, the world’s most trusted source of information on ...

The Millennium Seed Bank at the Royal Botanic Gardens Kew marks its 25th anniversary. It stores over 2.5 billion wild plant ...

Some 47% of U.S. adults are “not very" or “not at all confident” they could find a good job if they wanted to.

From Nepal to Morocco to Peru, very online 20-somethings are rising up against their governments. Can it happen here?

A tiny insect called a planthopper is spreading a deadly bacteria to palm trees throughout Florida. The disease, known as "lethal bronzing," causes leaves to turn a bronze-like brown before the tree ...

GOES ON. BACK TO YOU, MICHELLE. ALL RIGHT. SUMMER. THANK YOU. A SPECIAL MEETING IS ABOUT TO BEGIN IN PALM BAY AFTER RECENT COMMENTS MADE BY CITY COUNCILMAN CALLING ON HOMELAND SECURITY TO DEPORT ALL ...

A growing protest movement on the African island, despite deadly clashes with security forces, vows to keep fighting until Andry Rajoelina is ousted. By Gaelle Borgia and John Eligon Gaelle Borgia ...

Andry Rajoelina, the leader of the island nation in Africa, acknowledged grievances over power cuts and water shortages that have drawn thousands of young people to the streets. By John Eligon ...

An orange mist containing toxic chemicals escaped from a Palm Bay chemical plant. The leak consisted of 10 gallons of vaporized bromine and sodium cyanide. Three people from the plant were taken to a ...