The Santa Barbara resident was renowned in the orchid world as a speaker, author and breeder of orchids, many of which he found in remote parts of the world.

Researchers rediscover a rare ‘ghost orchid’ in Meghalaya’s Khasi Hills, marking its first record in India after 175 years.

Scientists from the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew, and their international partners, reveal today their pick of the top 10 plants and fungi named new to science in 2025. From "camouflaged" plants to ...

Over the past year, scientists at the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew, in the U.K., officially named 125 plants and 65 fungi. The ...

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Like an insect crawling on your skin, or pretty much anything in today’s back-biting America, playwright Tracy Letts’ wild ...

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Samurai at The British Museum. 3 February-4 May 2026, £17.

Mayor says ICE claims incident was self-defense are not true and urged ICE to leave Minneapolis. Plus, Trump pulls US out of 66 international bodies ...