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This is a photograph of El Gran Abuelo, aka the Great Grandfather Tree, which is thought to be the oldest tree in the world. Its very thick trunk is surrounded by other green trees.

Is this the oldest tree in the world?

By Tia Ghose published

Using a new computer model to determine the age of the tree, it was found that the Gran Abuelo could be roughly 5,400 years old.

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A dandelion grows in a bright-green lawn of grass.

Why is grass green?

By Jeanna Bryner published

Here's why grass is green and not blue or purple.

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The tallest trees on Earth live in California. These towering coastal redwoods (Sequoia sempervirens), shown here in the Purisima Creek Redwoods Preserve, Santa Cruz Mountains, can live for hundreds of years.

What is the world's tallest tree?

By Tia Ghose published

The largest coastal redwoods tower more than 350 feet above the ground.

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A photo of a Nepenthes pitcher plant.

Stop picking carnivorous penis plants, Cambodian environmental officials plead

By Patrick Pester published

The Cambodian Ministry of Environment has asked people to stop collecting a carnivorous plant that resembles a penis, after footage appeared on social media of people picking the rare plant.

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Young boy looking up at trees while hiking. Tom Werner via Getty Images

Do trees exist (scientifically speaking)?

By Ashley Hamer published

Trees don't fit into a species, family or even an order. So do they really exist, scientifically speaking?

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How to care for houseplants

How to care for houseplants

By India Bottomley published

Reference From watering schedules to the perfect environment, here’s how to care for houseplants so they thrive

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An old growth tree.

Ancient trees form bloodlines that bolster forests for thousands of years

By Stephanie Pappas published

Ancient trees, some close to 1,000 years old, may have a big impact on the forests where they grow.

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Do indoor plants purify air? Image shows house plants in pots

Do indoor plants purify air?

By Lawrie Jones published

REFERENCE House plants have become incredibly popular in recent years, but do indoor plants purify air? And to what extent?

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A visitor stands on a ladder next to a blooming penis plant to take a photo

Girthy 'penis plant' blooms for the first time, sparking excitement at Dutch garden

By Nicoletta Lanese published

It's the size of a human and smells of rotting flesh.

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Corpse flower in bloom in Cairns, Queensland, Australia

Corpse Flower: Facts about the smelly plant

By Alina Bradford, Daisy Dobrijevic published

Reference The corpse flower (Amorphophallus titanum) also known as titan arum smells of rotting flesh and death when it blooms approximately every seven to nine years.

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