Plants News

By Katherine Gustafson | Wed Nov 18, 2009 11:22 AM ET

Coca-Cola's "sustainable packaging journey" starts here. Read More

More like this in: Carbon Footprint, Coca-Cola Company, Muhtar Kent

By David Bois | Fri Nov 6, 2009 2:54 PM ET

Houseplants make a living space more visually pleasing, but an invisible though important benefit they offer is removing poisons from bad indoor air. Read More

More like this in: Health, Science Daily, Oxygen, Environmental Protection Agency, Air Quality, University of Georgia, Hydrocarbons

By Jill K. Robinson | Fri Nov 6, 2009 9:34 AM ET

How do you fix the hurricane-trampled mangrove forests on a tropical island? Get in a kayak and plant thousands of trees, one at a time. Read More

More like this in: Beaches, Hurricane, Deforestation, Caribbean, Honduras, Coral Reef, Kayak, Erosion

By David Bois | Mon Nov 2, 2009 9:00 AM ET

Making good use of wasted by-products may lend energy to help push biofuels forward. Read More

More like this in: Biofuel, Polymers, Kansas State University

By David Bois | Tue Oct 27, 2009 2:00 PM ET

Dozens of flowering and ornamental plants are available in dark, spooky black for those keen to add a touch of intrigue to their growing spaces. Read More

More like this in: Halloween, Nature, Garden, The San Francisco Chronicle

By David Bois | Sun Sep 20, 2009 12:28 PM ET

From nuisance weed to raw material resource: genetically tweaked dandelions make great source of natural rubber. Read More

More like this in: ABC, Australia, Genetics, Latex

By David Bois | Thu Aug 13, 2009 2:00 PM ET

Pitcher this: newly discovered carnivorous plant is big enough to devour a rat. Read More

More like this in: Water, Steve Martin