Few plants are more celebrated in Egyptian mythology than the blue lotus, a stunning water lily that stars in some of archaeology’s most significant discoveries. Researchers found its petals covering ...

To say that lotus flowers have been around for a long time would be a great understatement. Evidence of lotus flowers traces all the way back to the Ice Age. Lotus flowers survived to tell the tale ...

"Hearst Magazines and Yahoo may earn commission or revenue on some items through these links." Dating back to ancient Chinese civilizations and remaining culturally relevant today, the lotus is a ...