Indigenous Indonesian communities—like the Papuan Abui people of Alor—are the custodians of very ancient knowledge. Their ...

Suruhana Bernice Nelson and apprentices visited the Naval Computer and Telecommunications Station wilderness Wednesday to collect plants for traditional Chamorro medicine. Marine Corps Activity Guam ...

Plants have long been used by humans for treating a wide range of ills from childhood leukemia to hangovers. Indeed, many of the pharmaceuticals currently available to Western doctors have a long ...

STORY: Scientists are using AI to find potential new medicines - in plants. They say artificial intelligence can predict which unexplored plant species might hold potential for novel treatments. The ...

Hands up if Summer is your favorite season of the year. Who can argue with sun, sand, and surf, right? The bad news is that all of those elements can wreak havoc on your skin. Humidity, heat, sun ...

Mari Amend, left, and Bonnie Rose Weaver, right. Sign up below to get Mission Local’s free newsletter, a daily digest of news you won’t find elsewhere. Sign up The first time Bonnie Rose Weaver came ...

My mother’s home was recently a jungle of fresh flowers. It was a product of her own indoor garden plus gifts from friends and family since the death of my father in April. It was really amazing to ...

When you consider that our skin is the largest organ of our bodies, it’s understandable that there are so many remedies for dealing with topical troubles. Scrapes, cuts, bites, burns, rashes and sores ...

One sign at the entrance of the Mütter Museum medicinal garden warns “plants can be deadly; do not touch or consume any of the plants in the garden.” It underscores how powerful plants can be, and why ...