I tried eating 30 plants in a week like gut health experts recommend. It was way easier than I expected.

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I shopped at Lowe's and Home Depot for plants and outdoor essentials. The winner earned my loyalty all summer long.

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Author Terri Peters in Lowe's garden center
I found a lot of what I was looking for while shopping at Lowe's.

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Scientists witnessed an orangutan treating his wounds with medicinal plants, showing human-like behavior

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Orangutan with a wound under its left eye
Rakus, a Sumatran orangutan living in Indonesia, chewed medicinal leaves and applied them to his own facial wound to speed healing.

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New Yorkers planted a tiny forest in a spot where the city used to warehouse prisoners and smallpox patients

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Volunteers begin planting a pocket forest in Roosevelt Island's Southpoint Park on April 6, 2024.
Volunteers begin planting a pocket forest in Roosevelt Island's Southpoint Park on April 6, 2024.

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Svalbard Global Seed Vault accepted a record-breaking number of seed deposits amid climate crisis

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The Svalbard Global Seed Vault saw its largest number of new contributors in one day and now holds over 1.2 million seed varieties from 77 countries.

Plants can talk to each other and scientists say it should make us rethink how we treat them

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A plant lit up with neon green lights.
Scientists genetically engineered plants so they could see them talk to each other.

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Why so many buildings in Singapore are covered in plants

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A view of a residential apartment (L) and Oasia hotel with its facade covered in plants in Singapore on June 19, 2018.
A residential apartment building, left, and the Oasia Hotel with its facade covered in plants in Singapore on June 19, 2018.

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NBCUniversal Gets Weak Fine for Mid-Strike Tree Pruning

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Earlier in the week, NBCUniversal drew controversy when it suddenly up and pruned a bunch of shade trees in front of its lot.

Spring Has Sprung Way Early in Parts of the U.S.

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February 2023 has been especially warm, causing early spring-like conditions throughout the U.S.

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California Lost 36 Million Trees to Drought Last Year

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Extreme drought and hot weather killed millions of trees in California’s forests last year, according to a new report from the U.S. Forest Service.

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