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Flowers

A biting midge pollinates a cacao flower on the Goodman Cacao Estate in Killaloe, Australia.

Giant chocolate industry depends on tiny insects for survival

Food

Do you love chocolate? This fact may bug you.

An orchid plant at Green Circle Growers in Oberlin, Ohio.

This Ohio greenhouse is taking cues on growing orchids from the masters — the Dutch

Environment
Nymphaea thermarum

The world’s smallest water lily was stolen from London’s Kew Gardens

Conflict & Justice

California’s immigrant farmers squeezed by Silicon Valley success

Business, Economics and Jobs

Medical myths debunked

Health & Medicine
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Growing hope in New Orleans

Business, Economics and Jobs

Sunflowers are bringing new life to blighted neighborhoods of New Orleans by cleaning up contaminated soil and being a source of biofuel.

The Amazon Water Lily, Queen Victoria and the British Empire

Arts, Culture & Media

During the Victorian era, one flower captured the British imagination like no other – the Amazon Water Lily. Author Tatiana Holway explores the water lily’s rich history and how it became a symbol of the British Empire.

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Creating Tulips

When it’s spring again, millions of tulips bloom across the Dutch landscape, and new hybrids in a myriad colors are being created every year.

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Scientist Discovers New Stinky Flower Species

A new plant species from Madagascar is similar to its famed Corpse Flower relative – it smells awful and is phallic–shaped – but it’s much smaller.

Cherry Blossom Birthday

The Japanese cherry trees that line the Tidal Basin in Washington D.C. are turning 100, and the unseasonably warm weather means they will bloom early this year.

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