State Sen. Susan Pha, DFL-Brooklyn Park, has been gathering plants like Solomon’s seal, fiddlehead fern and stinging nettle ...

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Overexploitation (harvesting at a rate that exceeds the ability of populations to recover) is a major driver of biodiversity ...

Foraging edible plants is a rewarding way to connect with nature and enhance your culinary repertoire. Many wild plants offer unique flavors, nutrients, and textures that can't be found in your ...

The Santa Monica and San Gabriel mountains formed millions of years ago. Within both of them lies a fascinating world of rocks, gemstones, crystals and minerals. Here's how to start identifying them.

An archaeologist reveals what she learned from sifting through a 200-year-old rat nest recovered from a historic Philadelphia ...

Dining on nature’s bounty sounds romantic –– and also dangerous. Experts share how to avoid lethal mushrooms and other deadly ...

University of Delaware alumnus Mark Richardson is the vice president of collections and horticulture at the Morton Arboretum ...

An undergraduate field seminar at Brown teaches aspiring biologists and backyard botanists alike how to identify the flora of ...

It’s mushroom season in the North Bay. Check out these upcoming classes to learn how to safely identify and forage for wild ...

The global pesticide-free wild thyme foraged extract market is entering a strong growth phase as food, nutraceutical, and ...